…As Ticket Touts Dare Soludo …. Police Set to Enforce Soludo’s Ban It was a narrow escape for Fides reporter, Alexander Johnson Adejoh, Thursday, when some ticket touts at the popular Unizik Junction, Awka, nearly descended on him for taking their picture while they were collecting money from keke drivers in defiance of the order by Gov Chukwuma Soludo, banning ...

Contrary to widespread media reports about those who signed the bail bond of former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, coming from Anambra, Fides can authoritatively reveal that no Anambra person was involved but outsiders, reports Jude Atupulazi. Obiano, who was finally released from EFCC custody after six days last Wednesday, was arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, March 17, on ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke The All Progressive Congress (APC), has selected 180 delegates to represent the Anambra State Chapter of the party at the coming National Convention on Saturday. The delegates are drawn from the 21 local government areas and their names were announced at the state party secretariat in Awka on Wednesday evening by the State Chairman, Sir Basil Ejidike ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Former Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi has explained why he saved money for the state during his tenure as governor. Obi had on the eve of the end of his tenure as governor of Anambra State announced that he was leaving behind N75billiion for his successor, Chief Willie Obiano. The explanation by the ex-governor on why ...

Early last Tuesday, the people of Anambra State, and, indeed, the nation, were treated to the shocking revelation by the new Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, that the state he was inheriting was crippled by debt. He made the damning revelation on an Arise Television Programme. He had stated inter alia: ‘In terms of debt I inherited, it ...

….Inaugurates Bishop Ezeokafor Music Academy & Old Boys/Girls Association ….Blesses School Building and Music Studio By Adejumoke Alebiosu and Isdore C. Ndubuisi One of the Mission schools of the Catholic Church, St Patrick’s College, Awka, Awka South LGA, Anambra State, has celebrated the 2022 Feast Day of St. Patrick’s, the patron saint of the college. The event took place on ...

… Women Demand Skill Acquisition Centre By Amarachukwu Okpunobi To mark the International Women’s Day, St Paul’s Catholic Church, Achalla, Awka North Local Government Area, On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, organised a seminar to celebrate the day which was celebrated all over the world on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, with the theme ‘Breaking the Bias’. The celebration which was not ...

By Adejumoke Alebiosu The family of Omalu on Friday, March 18, 2022 committed their mother late Iyom Caroline Chinwedu Omalu to mother earth with a funeral Mass at St Francis Catholic Church Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka LGA, Anambra State. Delivering his Homily, titled Life and Death and the Mercy of God, at the Funeral Mass, Rev. Fr Peter Valentine Uzozie, Parish Priest, ...

…As Bishop Ezeokafor Blesses Mount Carmel Outstation of St. Patrick’s Parish, Agulu By Chioma Ndife The Children of the late Chief Albert Anyanwo have built an edifice for God’s worship at Mount Carmel Outstation of St. Patrick’s Parish, Agulu, in immortalization of their late dad. Fides gathered that the late Chief Albert Anyanwo of Okpu Village, Agulu, who died in ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Nigeria coach Augustine Eguavoen’s recent tacit admission that he picked midfielder Ogenyi Onazi to appease NFF higher-ups was a seismic confirmation of what has previously been whispered rumours. Onazi, who plays for Saudi Arabia’s Al Adalah, was included in the squad to face Ghana in this month’s FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff, and Eguavoen’s seemingly off-the-cuff ...

By Jude Atupulazi In the brief history of democratic governance in Anambra State, two former governors have stood out for their kindheartedness. They are Chinwoke Mbadinuju and Willie Obiano. But interestingly, the two happen to be the only ones to be messed up after leaving office. While Mbadinuju was jailed for his part in the killing of the Igwe couple ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said it is observing the reports that the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana, which will host the first leg of the Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off between the Black Stars and Super Eagles on Match 25, is currently in bad shape and undergoing rehabilitation a few weeks to the crucial ...

In these two Colleges, I replicated all I did at St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Emene, Enugu in terms of preparing schedules for morning road- walk, sports training and practice sessions which were followed meticulously to maximum advantages to the students in particular and to the respective colleges in general. I groomed and nurtured the students to stardom in readiness for ...

By Adejumoke Alebiosu The Orientation Camp: The necessary arrangements for a successful registration and camp experience must have been put in place by the NYSC authorities before the arrival of the corps members. Different registration points are organize to take you through the various stages of registration and during which corps members are expected to corporate with the registration officials ...

By Amaka Ezeno MCLArb Again at page 46 of the records of appeal, the Applicant said he was informed by his Bank that his account was placed under restriction by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, paragraphs 7 to 14 of the affidavit in support. On 1st Respondents own showing from the paragraphs in the support, the Bank action was ...

By Sunny Ijomah The Anglican Diocese of Mbammili has called for proactive steps to be taken in the dredging of the River Niger. The Bishop of the Diocese, Right Reverend Obiora Uzochukwu made the call while presenting Bishop’s charge to the 3rd session of the 4th synod of the Diocese held at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Mmiata Anam, Anambra West ...

By Sunny Ijomah Archbishop Obinna Outgoing Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, His Grace, Most Rev. Anthony Obinna, said that the Church has completely abolished the Osu caste system in Igbo land. Archbishop Obinna said this while addressing newsmen in Owerri as part of activities marking St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. The Apostolic Administrator who mentioned the abolition as part ...

By Sunny A. Ijomah The Archbishop of Onitsha and Metropolitan of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace Most Rev. Valerian Mmaduka Okeke and his Auxiliary, His Lorship Most Rev. Denis Isizoh joyfully felicitated with the newly inaugurated executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo. The Chief Shepherd while congratulating the new Governor said, “It is my privilege and duty ...

By Nze Nwabueze Akabogu (JP)  Cont’d from last week 6. State General Hospitals: It is a common knowledge that the State general hospitals had since become glorified health centres or worse still dispensary units or consultancy for state employed doctors where the poor and most vulnerable in society hardly access adequate medical attention or medicare even as medical doctors in ...

Fr. Prof.  Hyacinth Ichoku The consequence is that dioceses as institutions have not grown accustomed to making provisions or planning for retirement of priests. Priests work until they become so old that they are no longer capable of pastoral function. Furthermore, because the idea of priests retirement is a recent development because few native priests have grown to the age ...