Once more, food insecurity and the hunger crisis have forced Nigeria to face a crossroads. Protests have erupted across the nation, and young people are going on the rampage in numerous states, resulting in sorrows, tears, and blood. At least 20 lives have been tragically lost due to...
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In Anambra State, insecurity seems to grow every time an election approaches. This is a discernible and unsettling pattern. The Anambra state governorship election is up around late 2025, which is approximately a year away. As the election approaches, kidnappings and other violent crimes increase, contributing to the...
Obasanjo unveils Echebiri’s book on how Soludo’s engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks
Obasanjo unveils Echebiri’s book on how Soludo’s engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday unveiled a book on how the Soludo-engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks. Obasanjo, was represented by former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, at the unveiling of the book written by Dr Ray Echebiri, Chief Executive Officer of Centre for Financial...
President Bola Tinubu has described the former governor of Anambra, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, as a true son of the soil who fought for the peace and unity of Nigeria. Tinubu made the remarks as Ezeife’s remains were laid to rest on Saturday in his Igbo-Ukwu country home, Aguata Local...
The grand burial plan of the late sage, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is tripartite. The first is the national burial, which just concluded in Abuja; the second is the Anambra state burial of the late statesman; and the third is the Igbo customary burial by his hometown, Igbo-Ukwu. When...
A Chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has said that he was not impressed with the performance of Governor Chukwuma Soludo as governor of Anambra. Therefore, he says, he will contest the governorship election in 2025 to provide better governance for the people of Anambra...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has said the state government would address the power challenge in the State by replicating the Geometric Power project. Governor Soludo said this while presenting the scorecard of his two years stewardship in office in Awka on Sunday. The governor said the electricity...
Restiveness and killings in Anambra and the southeast geopolitical zone in general will deny women the opportunity of having spouses. The declaration was made in the report of the Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), the Executive Summary of which was made available to the News Agency...
Former Tennis Star, Tania Okpala, who is undergoing rehabilitation from drug- related challenges, has returned to tennis courts. Okpala, who had joined City Sports Club on the sponsorship of Nonye Soludo, engaged in routine trainings as part of her rehabilitation process. Soludo, wife of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo...
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra to pay N901 million owed members for the supply of Automotive Gas Oil for powering streetlights in the state. Chairman and Secretary of IPMAN Enugu Depot Community, Mr Chinedu Anyaso and Mr Emeka...
A 37-year old widow, Mrs Chinenye Okonkwo, has appealed to the Anambra State Government and human rights organisations to assist her in recovering her late husband’s property from his siblings. At a news conference in Awka on Saturday, Okonkwo said her late husband’s siblings encroached on their land,...
I wrote a piece highlighting the constitutional order that was being challenged in Anambra state when the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, decided to call out Governor Chukwuma Soludo in the media. The much-respected royal father made a very poor decision with that one. It was...
Since taking office on March 17, 2022, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has encountered difficulties establishing peace and order in Anambra state. When Soludo took office as Anambra State’s fifth governor, the state was in disarray, much like many parts of the South East. In general, people constituted law unto...
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has expressed displeasure over the way the administration of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo is treating the traditional institution in the State. Mr Goodluck Ibem, President-General, COSEYL, in a statement made available to newsman on Friday in Awka, described Gov. Soludo’s treatment...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu administration inherited a dead economy from its predecessors. Soludo made this assertion on Thursday while commenting on policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. “This economy...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has paid a special tribute to former Gov. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, describing him as “a man who lived his life in service to humanity”. Soludo said this at Mbadinuju’s lying-in-state at the Government House, Awka as part of the funeral activities lined up in...
The people of Nanka community in Orumba North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra, have raised alarm over their safety following the assassination of Mr Joe Ezenwegbu last Saturday. Ezenwegbu, Chairman of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Nanka Ward 1, was killed after a stakeholders’ meeting ahead...
The Igbo term for apprenticeship is ‘Igba Boi.’ It involves learning a trade or craft under someone who is already well-established in the field and is now a master in his own right aka ‘Oga’ in local parlance. Though Igbo apprenticeship had been around for a...
Sen Annie Okonkwo, who died in the United States on June 8, was buried at Ojoto, Idemili North Local Government of Anambra on Wednesday. He was aged 63. Our correspondent, who covered the burial, reports that Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra and Mr...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has criticised Gov. Chukwuma Soludo- led administration in Anambra for allegedly shutting down the state-owned National Light newspaper. The Chairman, NUJ Anambra Council, Dr Emeka Odogwu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu that the latest move by the...