Owed for nine months by their employers, the governors of the Southeast, the secretariat staff members of the Southeast Governors’ Forum, whose office is domiciled in Enugu, have sent out a save our souls message to the governors, demanding their 9 months salary arrears, reports Jude Atupulazi. In a letter addressed to the Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council, HRH Igwe ...

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, has expressed confidence in the success of the newly appointed Catholic bishop of Nnewi Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev Jonas Benson Okoye in his new assignment. He said Bishop Okoye has all it takes to lead the priests, religious and laity of the Catholic Diocese ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba Fifteen men and fifteen women, who previously lived in concubinage for many years, were last Saturday, November 13, joined as husbands and wives at the 2021 annual mass wedding sponsored by the Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) of St Joseph’s Catholic Parish (UNIZIK Temporary Site), Awka, Anambra State, at the parish. The Parish Vicar I, St Joseph’s Parish ...

Yes, in any democratic setting, people are free to ventilate their grievances and to seek redress over any perceived wrong. That is the reason why after an election, candidates who feel hard done by always approach the tribunals to seek redress. The Anambra State governorship election has come and gone, with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declaring the candidate ...

…Debunks APC’s Claim By Jude Atupulazi The Media and Communications Committee of the Anambra State Gubernatorial Election Campaign Council for Valentine Ozigbo, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded election in Anambra State, has debunked a story credited to one Ikechukwu Onyia of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the effect that Ozigbo will be ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Anambra indigenes have tasked the governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on the need to ensure full implementation of his campaign manifesto once sworn in to ensure a better life for Anambra People. Some of the indigenes who spoke to Fides on the emergence of Soludo as the winner of the just concluded governorship election, tasked him to wipe ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke A women’s empowerment and advocacy group, African Women Forum for Good Governance (AWFG), has praised the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano, for recognizing and rewarding Mrs Eunice Ngozi Onuegbusi, an Ukwulu indigene who rejected N5, 000 offered her by a political party agent to sell her vote. Mrs. Onuegbusi had been seen in a viral video ...

By Jude Atupulazi Barr. Mrs Theodora Okwy Igwegbe has been appointed the new Head of Service in Anambra State by Governor Willie Obiano. She will take over from Barrister Harry Uduh who is retiring from service, effective 1st January, 2022. Her appointment brings to three, the number of women who have held that position in in the state’s history. The ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba As part of her programme to identify and develop sporting talents in the students, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans), Province of Nigeria, South East-owned-Holy Ghost Academy Amaokpala (HGAA), Orumba North LGA, Anambra State, on Monday, November 15, flagged off the first phase of her 2021/2022 Inter House Sports Competition. Declaring the games open at the ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) says it has begun recruiting lawyers to defend the victory of of its candidate, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo from being stolen. APGA said the move was to defend its mandate from the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba, who has announced his intentions to contest the result of ...