By Fr. Pat. Amobi Chukwuma The strenuous activities of the Yuletide and New Year caged my mind and my hands. My legs turned into Mister Jegede. My car was always on the road. The quantity of fuel it consumed in this time of scarcity and high price was not something to write home about. In fact my pocket has dried ...

By Jude Atupulazi Has anyone ever wondered why, despite all the harsh measures taken against thieves in some cities in Nigeria, like lynching and burning them alive, they have continued to steal? Indeed, often times, even where suspected thieves are being killed and burnt you realize that others are still stealing there. Why do they do that? Why the wanton ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Who is Responsible? There have been varying ideas of who the perpetuators of violence in the Southast are, and this has led to the term, unknown gunmen. While many believe that the insecurity in the Southeast is the handiwork of the secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), others are of the view that those responsible are ...

Recently, the governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, proclaimed that Anambra had become the safest in Nigeria and vowed to continue to ensure that criminal elements in the state were taken out. That was during a press conference in his country home, Isuofia, earlier in the year. He called for more checkpoints in the state, saying that through the ...

A woman, Mrs Ogochukwu Anene, known as ADA Awka, has been killed by her husband in Awka, Anambra State, over a loaf of bread. According to reports, the woman had requested the husband to provide money for her to buy bread for the family but the husband had refused, saying he had no  money. But after the woman had bought ...

By Jude Atupulazi Although it is something that comes up on 26 December every year, the 2022 version of Eze-Akaa Festival by Umueze Village in Amawbia, Awka South LGA of Anambra State, was the biggest in a decade. The festival, according to Engr Ezekiel Nwokoye, chairman, organising committee and SSA to the Governor of Anambra State on Political Matters, is ...

Desirous to ameliorate the hardship suffered by the people of the state over the hike in the cost of petrol, the Anambra State Government through the Commissioner for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Barrister Anthony Ikechukwu Ifeanya, has met with Petroleum Dealers Association of Nigeria (PEDAN) Anambra State, to deliberate on the continuous increase and uneven Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) prices ...

By Chioma Ndife A public policy analyst, Mr Polycarp Onwubiko, has decried the state of public healthcare delivery in the country and attributed it to what he calls the unwieldy exclusive legislative list in the Nigerian Constitution. Onwubiko who spoke with the media in Awka made reference to the study of a media organization on the total collapse of public ...

By Jude Atupulazi Unless the 2023 Presidential Election is rigged, the candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, will emerge victorious. This was the submission of a former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, who predicted a total victory for  Obi, ahead of the February 25 General Election. Ezeife insisted that only rigging could stop Obi from becoming the ...

By Jude Atupulazi The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has advanced Public Community Private Partnership (PCPP) as the way forward for development. Governor Soludo who made the call in Igboukwu when he commissioned a 3000 litre water tank built by Engr Dom Okafor, an old boy of Boys’ Secondary School, Igboukwu, as well as an auditorium renovated by ...

– Insists Nigeria Needs Stingy President, not Looters By Ikeugonna Eleke The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at his political opponents, saying that Nigeria’s presidency is neither a retirement home nor a place where people wait for turns. Obi was referring to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and ...

By Jude Atupulazi The Anambra State Council of Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU), in collaboration with the Society for Equity, Justice and Peace (SEJUP), is to organize a debate for candidates of all political parties in the state for senatorial and Federal House of Representatives elections, tagged, The Mace Debate. According to the state chapter ...

By Fr. Pio Anthony Okafor On Friday, December 30, 2022, the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Catholic Community of St. John’s Catholic Church, Enugwu Agidi, Njikoka LGA of Anambra State, celebrated 100 years of Catholicism in the town. During the Holy Mass, the bishop’s secretary, Rev Fr Evaristus Iheanacho, who stood in for the ...

By Anthony Akinmolafe Following the announcement of her Pontifical Award in November and over seven decades of existence, Mrs Philomena Azuka Ozumba (Nnediugwu, Nwayigbue-efi) celebrated her birthday. The event which took place on Thursday, 29th December 2022, featured a Pontifical Mass of thanksgiving at St. Francis Catholic Church, Urunnebo, Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka LGA of Anambra State and a reception at her ...

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By  Amaka Ezeno, MCLArb, In the course of business, banks lend money to its customers, and they expect to be repaid as and when due. However, it is not possible for them to know which would turn out bad. Thus, security is usually required for lending. It is an assurance for repayment of debt. Mortgage is one of the ways ...

By  Amaka Ezeno, MCLArb A company is a business organization that operates separately from its owners. It is made up of several people who pull their resources together to carry out a business. It is usually managed by the Board of Directors. A company can sue and be sued. It has the capacity to enter into agreement in its own ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The exciting world of football has kicked off in the most interesting manner even before 2023 kicked off. The demise of the most inspiring footballer in History, Pele, in late 2022 and his colorful burial, in 2023, prolonged the Qatar World Cup firecracker. This is closely followed by the mega million transfer of Christiano Ronaldo to ...

By Sunny A Ijomah The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that the prevailing security challenges in the country may lead to the “cancellation/or postponement” of the 2023 General Elections billed to start in February. Mr. Mahmood Yakubu, the National Chairman of INEC dropped the hint in Abuja, where he was represented by the Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute, Abdullahi ...

By Sunny A. Ijomah The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party Mr. Peter Obi had apologized to the traditional rulers and people of Delta State for his inability to see them at Olomu, Oleh and Agbor. He explained that the action was not deliberate but due to the mammoth crowd and time constraints. Our correspondent understands that the Monday visit ...