…Pupils, Students to Miss Exams By Ikeugonna Eleke It is bad news for unapproved schools in Anambra State as the state government has announced its resolve to shut down about 1,075 of such primary and secondary schools. The notice which listed all the 1,075 schools and their locations was posted on the website of the Anambra State Ministry of Education. ...

….Advocates U3PS as Payment Platform By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu Members of Senior Staff of Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Branch, have said that any attempt by the Federal Government of Nigeria to introduce salary discrimination and disparity in the university system would be stiffly resisted. They advocated for Personnel Payroll System (U3PS) as a payment platform for ...

By Chioma Ndife A renowned Broadcaster and Senior Special Assistant to the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mrs. Ify Aronu-Okafor has presented copies of her work on Public Speaking to Fides Media. She presented the booked titled ”1 Powerful Secret Public Speakers Never Ever Reveal”, on 20th July at Fides Complex. She described Fides as a trusted platform and ...

By Jude Atupulazi In a move to guard against encroachment into government owned lands in the state, the Anambra State Government has directed the Commissioner for Housing to immediately commence erection of a perimeter fence around the government land designated as Judges’ Quarters in Onitsha. The Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, stated this during a Post-ANSEC briefing at the ...

If there is any time for Nigerian Christians to make their stand known on their choice of who becomes the president of Nigeria in 2023, that time is now. The recent ridiculing of Christianity by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, by manufacturing fake bishops to stimulate support for the double Muslim ticket by that party should be to clearly ...

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Commissioner for Women’s and Social Welfare, Hon Mrs Ify Obinabo, has again given succour to indigent members of the community by settling the medical bills of Baby Destiny Nwanna. Destiny is a five week-old baby who had a major health issue that resulted in the peeling of some parts of his body. Speaking immediately after seeing ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Students of the Federal Polytechnic Oko in Anambra State have rescued a girl who was found picking food from a garbage bin to feed her family. Sources said the girl was a regular visitor to a trash site, close to an eatery in the community, where people dump left over food. A student of the polytechnic, Iyke ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has assented to the 2022 Revised Appropriation Budget of N170 billion Naira. The Anambra State House of Assembly had last Tuesday passed the budget tagged, “Building Off from the Blocks”, during a sitting of the house. Signing the budget into law, Soludo commended members of the House of Assembly for ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Nteje Community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State has banned youth activities as a way of curbing restiveness and insecurity within the area. The President General of the community, Mr Chidiebele Obika, stated this during a meeting of the combined groups in the community, including Nteje Development Union (NDU), women’s group and custodians of the ...

The Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, Anambra State Honourable Mrs Ify Obinabo, says women should always protect themselves from cervical cancer by going for screening for early detection of the disease. This, she said during the annual healthcare outreach organized for staff members of the ministry by the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) Mrs Obinabo, while speaking, ...