…as ASITEC Awgbu Holds 2nd Technical Art and Exhibition By Princess Chinecherem Efobi Exhibition as the process of showcasing talents or otherwise was displayed on 11 December 2022 by the students of All Saints International Technology College (ASITEC) Awgbu, Anambra State, at the school compound. The Manager of the school, Rev. Fr. Paschal Okafor (SAC) in his Gaudate Sunday homily, ...

….Commission New Projects By Anthony Akinomolafe St. Mary’s High School, Ifitedunu, Dunukofia Local Government Area, Anambra State, on Saturday, 10th December 2022, celebrated Diamond Jubilee Anniversary that featured a administering of the Sacrament of confirmation, investiture of new students, awards/prize giving and commissioning of new projects. The well-packed celebration started with an Episcopal Mass of thanksgiving where 235 students of ...

Tansi Int’l College Awka Tours United Kingdom In its further sustenance of the vision of all round proper formation of the students through quality education, moral and exposure, the famous Catholic Diocese of Awka-owned Tansi International College, Awka (TICA), Anambra State, recently made an international education excursion to the United Kingdom. The education excursion which was on the invitation of ...

…Steer Clear from Roads! By Jude Atupulazi As this year’s Christmas celebration kicks off, the Government of Anambra State has directed masquerades to take their stuff to village squares rather than on major roads to avoid disrupting traffic. This directive was contained in a press statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, made available to Fides, ...

…Gives N15,000 Christmas Bonus Workers in Anambra State were in jubilant mood, last Tuesday, as the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, announced plans to increase their salaries by 10%. The workers’ joy went up another notch when the governor also announced a N15, 000 Christmas bonus for them, reports Jude Atupulazi. Soludo made the declaration at the celebration of ...

The 2022 Federation of International Football Associations, FIFA, World Cup has come and gone, with Argentina Running away with the prestigious cup after a pulsating victory over defending champions, France, in Qatar last Sunday. Five African countries participated at the tournament, namely Senegal, Morocco, Ghana, Tunisia and Cameroon. The giant of Africa, Nigeria, was conspicuous by its absence, a disappointing ...

Ozolagba…Says He’s Ready to Replicate that as an Assembly Mmember By Jude Atupulazi As the countdown to the 2023 general elections continues, the Labour Party House of Assembly candidate for Anaocha State Constituency 2, Mr Osita Kingsley Ozalagba, says his antecedents will stand before him as the best choice to represent his people in Awka. Speaking with Fides in Awka, ...

  The Chief Medical Director of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka, Dr. Joe Akabuike, has described the award given him by the alumni of the University of Nigeria Nsukka as very dear to him. Akabuike received an “Icon of Health Management and Service to Humanity Award “ by the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association (UNAA), Awka ...

By Ifeanyi Ndukwe The Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, (NAU), Awka, Prof. Charles Esimone, has called on art lovers, collectors, and stakeholders to collaborate with artists in the state to create an enabling environment for the appreciation of arts. The scholar made the clarion call after honouring the invitation for an arts exhibition at the Awka Museum Foundation. The exhibition ...

Enugu to Stop Gunmen’s Attacks By Ikeugonna Eleke The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Zone 13 headquarters, Ukpo, AIG Abutu Yaro, has ordered security patrols in markets, worship centres, schools, boundaries and event centres in Anambra and Enugu States. There have been cases of gunmen attacks in both states in recent times, the most recent being the reported case ...

By Jude Atupulazi Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential candidate, has said the conviction of his Campaign Organisation’s Director-General, Dr. Doyin Okupe, over alleged money laundering, would not break his resolve to be Nigeria’s President. Obi said this during an interaction with journalists in Uyo, Monday, at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council Secretariat. The Labour ...

…Honours Ekwunife, Speaker, Ikpeazu, Others By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, Anambra State Chapter, recently, in Awka organized a get-together to mark the end of 2022. The event attracted members of Ohaneze from a across the state and other stakeholders. The Apex Igbo Group during the celebration, honoured deserving Anambra sons and daughters, including the ...

By Jude Atupulazi The Chief of Staff to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi, has described the appointment of Mr Patrick Estate Onyedum as the chairman of the Anambra State Sports Commission by the governor as a demonstration of the governor’s huge plans for sports development in the state. Mr Ezeajughi disclosed this in Awka, December 17, while delivering a ...

 Bar Mrs Mbakwe By Jude Atupulazi The senatorial candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, for Anambra Central, Bar Mrs Helen Mbakwe, has urged Nigerians to be part of the campaign to change the old order by electing a new set of leaders that will return the country to her past glory. The senatorial candidate who spoke with Fides in ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke There is now no denial that there is a huge crack in the leadership of the secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the founder and leader of the group and his followers have openly declared a battle against Simon Ekpa, a Finland based former soldier, who is said to hail from Ebonyi State, ...

Enugu to Stop Gunmen’s Attacks By Ikeugonna Eleke The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Zone 13 headquarters, Ukpo, AIG Abutu Yaro, has ordered security patrols in markets, worship centres, schools, boundaries and event centres in Anambra and Enugu States. There have been cases of gunmen attacks in both states in recent times, the most recent being the reported case ...

By Cindy Wooden Pope Francis’ revelation that he had signed a letter of resignation in case he became too ill or infirm to continue as pope made headlines around the world. But in the same interview, with the Spanish newspaper ABC, the 86-year-old pope noted that St. Paul VI had written a similar letter. And the postulator of St. John ...

: ‘The Next Pope Can Reinstate Me’ to the Priesthood By Jonah McKeown and Shannon Mullen Pro-life activist Frank Pavone on Monday defiantly asserted that the Vatican’s decree removing him from the priesthood is not final, saying “the next pope can reinstate me.” “This idea that any of this is permanent in terms of dismissal from the priesthood is simply ...

…Residents Cry By Pius Okoyeuzu The above caption caught my attention in your December 18 Edition. I took time to read through and decided to thank the Fides Media for their investigative journalism and for coming to the rescue of the poor masses who voted massively for the present administration and whose disappointment and frustration on what they experience everyday ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Real Madrid defender of Nigerian descent, David Alaba, is planning to open a football centre in Nigeria, after recently donating mobile toilets in Ogere Remo Community, The Fides has learnt. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, stated this on Saturday, while commending the Austrian defender of Nigerian descent for donating the to the Ogun ...