Tag: Anambra
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Another five-storey building collapses in Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the collapse of a five-storey building under construction at Basden Street in Fegge, the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra. On Sunday, the command Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident to NAN,
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Anambra building collapse: Soludo expresses sadness, confirms five dead
Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra has expressed sadness following the tragic building collapse at Odu-Igbo Market, Ochanja, Anambra, that claimed five lives. Soludo, while addressing residents at the scene of the incident, on Tuesday, announced that
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Anambra govt. bursts “baby factory”, rescue 6 pregnant teenagers
The Anambra State Government in collaboration with security operatives on Wednesday rescued six pregnant teenagers from ‘a baby-making factory’ at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of the state. Dr. Afam Obidike, the state Commissioner for Health, told journalists
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Anambra govt arrests woman for planning to sell 2 sons for N2m
Anambra government has arrested a 38-year-old woman for attempting to sell her nine-year-old and seven-year-old sons for N1 million each. Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, told newsmen on Wednesday in Awka that the woman’s
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Anambra ex-Speaker, Anayo Nnebe is dead
A former Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr Anayo Nnebe, has died at age of 61 years, after a brief illness in a federal government hospital in Anambra.
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See why Gov Soludo removes Obi of Onitsha as Chairman Anambra Traditional Council
Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has removed the traditional ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe as the Chairman of the Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers The decision was taken at a meeting of the council held at the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, Awka, on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. The meeting was attended by 120…
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Ex-Anambra gov, Obiano back in EFCC custody
Former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at its headquarters in Abuja, according to reports. The action of the anti-graft agency on Obiano is said to be preparatory
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Suspension of Igwe Neni: Soludo deserves commendation, not condemnation
By Paul Nwosu A number of unreasonable reactions have trailed the suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni, Anaocha LGA of Anambra State, by the Government of Anambra State, through a notice of suspension letter, signed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Hon, Tony Collins Nwabunwanne, on Monday, January 8. The letter clearly cited the…
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Gov Soludo’s unique formula to sharing rice palliative – Paul Nwosu
Finally, all the 21 Local Governments Areas of Anambra State have taken deliveries of their Rice Palliatives according to the timetable prepared by the Anambra State Palliatives Supervisory Committee and approved by Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo CFR.
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Police intercept couple trafficking one-month old baby from Lagos to Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a couple suspected to be trafficking a one-month-old baby from Lagos to Onitsha. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made