By Jude Atupulazi In an effort to sustain the existing public order and public safety in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Tony Olofu, has sued for peace and tolerance among political parties. He made the call, September 22, during an interaction with the parties’ representatives at the Anambra State Police Command, Awka. The CP assured the ...

By Martine Nchedo Umeatuegbu “We praise You O God, we acclaim You as the Lord. All the Angels sing your praise, the host of of Heaven and all the angelic powers…call out to You in unending song: Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God of Angel hosts!”-St Ambrose of Milan, Hymn, Te Deum. Friends of God, every September 29, the ...

…Commences Operation as Alternative to Criminal Trial Cases By Chioma Ndife and Ifeoma Ogbodo The Anambra State Ministry of Justice has developed and unveiled a manual known as ‘The Anambra State Ministry of Justice Plea Bargain Manual’ to serve as an alternative in trial of criminal cases and assist in speeding up justice delivery. The manual which was unveiled last ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba As part of his contributions to human and community development, the Managing Director of Cloud Energy Photo Electric Company, Engr Theophilus Chidi Nweke, has donated about 50 sets of Multi-Function Solar Home System to his community, Ndikpa Village, Ezinator Town, Awka South LGA, Anambra State. Making the donation on the occasion of the maiden edition of Onebunne ...

…Says God will spring surprises through UbA By Chioma Ndife Ahead November 6th Governorship election, the guber ambition of  Senator Andy Uba received a boost as a one.time member of the Old Anambra State House of Assembly and one time Special Adviser on Parks and Markets, Chief Nwobu Alor endorsed the ambition of the APC candidate for the office of ...

By Amarachukwu Okpunobi Effective communication is a great tool that holds relationships and people’s together. How one speaks affects how the other understands, and how the other understands affects one’s actions.  Effective communication sounds like it should be instinctive. But all too often, when we try to communicate with others something goes astray. We say one thing, the other person ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Kelechi Iheanacho and Ademola Lookman got both goals as Leicester City defeated Championship club Millwall 2-0 away to progress into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup last Wednesday with Wilfred Ndidi also in action for Leicester. Fides discovered that it was Iheanacho’s first goal of the season for Leicester while Lookman also opened his goals ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Former Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, said he chose Everton over an option to join Juventus after meeting with then manager David Moyes. Yobo said this in an article published on Everton’s website.According to the Super Eagles assistant coach he thought he would only make Everton as a stepping stone after featuring at the 2002 World ...

… Sunday Dare says reform of sports sector non-negotiable By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Nigeria’s Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare has congratulated sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan, on her historic feat at the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting in Zurich last Thursday where Amusan ran to a blistering 12.42 seconds to break Glory Alozie’s 21-year-old 100m hurdles African record (12.44s). Amusan, ...

BY SUNNY A. IJOMAH The Obi of Ogwashi-Uku, HRM Obi Ifechukwude Aninshi Okonjo II, and his convoy have survived cultists attack during their visit to Otulu Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State where he went to offer prayers. The Obi, brother of Director-General of World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and members of the Council of Ogwashi-Uku visited Otulu Ogwashi-Uku Friday, September 17, ...

BY SUNNY A. IJOMAH Ten Communities that constitute Anocha Local Government Area in Anambra State, have honoured one of the sons of the Founder/Chairman of GUO Group of Companies, Chief Godwin Ubaka Okeke, Dr. Emeka Okeke, with a Chieftaincy title of “Ikemba Di Ugwu” (meaning, the strength of a people that is glorious). The Communities are; Aguluzigbo, Agulu, Neni, Ichida, ...

BY SUNNY A. IJOMAH The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has proposed fifty percent allocation to States, thirty percent to Local Governments, and twenty percent to Federal Government in the ongoing new revenue sharing formula review. He made the proposals during the opening ceremony of the three-day interactive session with Federal Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, in ...

BY SUNNY A. IJOMAH No fewer than 90,000 children in Anambra State are out of school. A Research Fellow of the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Dr. Ben Nwosu stated this on Wednesday in Awka at a work organised by a non-governmental organisation, Evidence and Collaboration for Inclusive Development/Christian Aid. He described the statistics as worrisome putting into ...

By Adejumoke Alebiosu Corps Members have been advised to avoid induced rejection, rather accept their posting in good faith and settle down to contribute their quota to the development of their host communities. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu lbrahim stated last weekend while de-briefing the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two Corps Members and Camp Officials. He said any Corps Member ...

By Adejumoke Alebiosu NYSC Anambra State Coordinator, Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa Corps trainees under the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme in Anambra State have been advised to have multiple streams of income. The advice was given last Friday during the inter platoon SAED  competition and exhibition held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Unity NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp Umuawulu/Mbaukwu, Awka South ...

By Adejumoke Alebiosu Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Masari of has promised to provide adequate COVID-19 vaccines for all the Corps Members in the state. Masari made the pledge, when the Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps, Brigadier General Shu’aibu Ibrahim paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Katsina. He requested the NYSC Secretatriat to liaise with ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba Eleven students who sat for and excelled in the examination for the 2021 Annual Scholarship Award of Onebunne Foundation, were on Saturday, September 11, awarded with scholarships as the beneficiaries of the maiden edition of the Foundation’s Education Scholarship Award for indigenes of Ezinator, Awka South LGA, Anambra State. Fides gathered that the event which was held ...

… Dedicates Anniversary to Parents, Prays for Increased Vocation By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba The first and currently only indigenous religious of Isulo Catholic Community, Rev Sr M. Geraldine Ifeyinwa Enemuoh, DDL, has dedicated the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of her First Religious Anniversary to her late parents, Sir Pius and Lady Alice Enemuoh, who she said, made her who she is. Rev ...

By Jude Atupulazi Some days ago the Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, threatened to seal any filling station that sold fuel above the normal price of N165. The task force saddled with its enforcement followed it up by going round to monitor petrol stations to ensure compliance. In the course of their duty, a popular petrol station just after Regina ...

….a story of patience and resilience By Mercy Hill If patience and resilience were to be a person, it will be Rev. Fr Theo Chukwuedozie, the Principal cum Manager, Bubendorff Memorial Grammar School (BMGS), Adazi-Nnukwu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. On this week’s inspirational personality, we got in touch with a man whose dream of becoming priest was ...