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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, have been urged to steer clear of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) as a step towards securing a successful academic and professional future. The call was made during a sensitization campaign organized by the Anambra State Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme. Speaking at the event held at the new Faculty of Education lecture building, the Team Lead and Chairperson of the Service Providers and Accountability Resource Committee (SPARC) in the Ministry of Justice, Rachael Yohanna, emphasized the dangers of SGBV and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has come under fire over his comments that 99.9 per cent of criminals occupying South-East forests are Igbo. Pro -Igbo group, World Igbo National Union (WINU), is the latest to knock the Governor over the “unguarded comment” he made while delivering a speech at Maryland United States of America. WINU in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ifeanyi Uwakwa, challenged Soludo to substantiate the claims or tender public apology for demonizing Ndigbo. The statement read in part: “We demand that he produces his evidence that supports his USA speech, or…
By Promise Adiele Nigeria’s political atmosphere is saturated by a type of fever which lacks any suitable nomenclature. Those at the centre of the current situation in the country are politicians from both old and new dispensations, economic and political interest seekers, and many self-centred, egocentric individuals whose ambitions are far removed from the interest of the masses. Surely, there is a fierce battle for the soul of Nigeria. While APC has amassed a good portion of the soul of the country, ADC postures to save the country. Unfortunately, those who should know better – the intelligentsia – have joined…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Barely one week after lives were lost in Oko community following gunmen attack, three individuals have been confirmed dead in similar attack in Aguata, Soludo’s council area. The three persons were shot dead during a gun battle between operatives of Anambra Police Command and hoodlums at Ekwulobia. It was learned that one of the assailants was gunned down during the battle while two other casualties were civilians caught in the cross fire. Anambra Police Command Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said joint security team engaged the hoodlums in exchange of fire following…
Our Reporter, Abuja Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has made revelation regarding the identity of those behind the persistent insecurity in Anambra State. In doing so, he dispelled long-held narratives about the Fulani herdsmen being the major culprits pointing directly at Igbo youths as 99.9 % culpable. Speaking at a meeting with Anambra people living in the United States, a video of which is circulating online, Soludo revealed that nearly all criminals apprehended in Anambra’s troubled forests have been young men of Igbo origin—not Fulani herdsmen, as widely alleged in the region. “If we have arrested 100 criminals (gunmen) who are…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to accelerate entrepreneurship and sustainable development efforts in some areas of the economy across the state. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Governor Alex Otti said that the MoU marked a significant milestone in the relationship between Abia State Government and the UNDP as well as a journey to development of the State. He said: “For us, this MoU marks a significant time in our journey. It means clearly that, we can count on your support because we have a document.…
Chinwendu Uzoatu, Awka It was indeed a great day, as Anambra State joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Day of Co-operatives 2025. The event, which held at Jerome Udorji Secretariat Complex, Awka, July 5, 2025, and hosted by the Ministry of Industry, attracted Co-operative societies, entrepreneurs and stakeholders. Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo used the opportunity to reassure of his administration’s support for the Co-operative sector in the State. The Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Industry, Hon Christian Udechukwu, stressed that Co-operatives remain a strategic vehicle for achieving the goals of the solution agenda, especially in grassroots…
…Passengers allegedly shot, abducted Our Reporter Some passengers were allegedly shot and others abducted by armed criminals operating at Ezinnachi/Okigwe axis of the Enugu -Port Harcourt expressway. The incident occurred Wednesday morning around 10:00am as the criminals blocked the highway and operated unchallenged. The number and identity of the victims are still sketchy. A passenger who left Umuahia few minutes before the incident said the vehicle conveying them almost ran into the hoodlums before the driver suddenly “did a U-turn.” “We escaped by divine grace. They stationed close to the hospital under construction after Ezinnachi before Okigwe. They shot some…
…Exclusion from White House trade talks indictment of Tinubu Our Reporter, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the exclusion of Nigeria from a high-level U.S.-Africa trade dialogue being held this week at the White House, describing it as a damning indictment of the Tinubu administration’s economic and diplomatic failures. The meeting, which begins Wednesday, brings together the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to explore commercial opportunities with American companies. Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, was conspicuously left out. In a statement issued Tuesday by the party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Nigerian politicians appear obsessed with the alphabetical positioning of political parties’ names and their corresponding acronyms on ballot papers. This obsession has created a frenzy among the political elite in their scramble to incorporate an “A” into their party names. The phenomenon manifested prominently in the new opposition coalition’s decision to name their party the African Democratic Congress (ADC), following concerns about the potential hijacking of the earlier All Democratic Alliance (ADA) by ruling party infiltrators. These alleged moles have reportedly presented another Advance Democratic Alliance (ADA) for registration, creating potential confusion for INEC. Consequently, the…