Politics

By Jude Atupulazi A group, South-East All Progressives Congress (APC) Young Progressives Forum, has faulted the palliative measures announced by the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Monday. In a press statement co-signed by its national convener, Pascal Candle, the group said Soludo’s address to the people of the state about the palliatives lacked transparency and accountability. The group ...

By Obiotika Wilfred Toochukwu Failure means different things to different people. Failure being talked about here refers to when we get an unexpected outcome in any venture. Every defeat, frustration or lack of success is a failure. The inability to meet an expectation is a failure. Peter Obi had his first shot at politics in 2003 vying for the office ...

… Anticipate Better Collaboration Between Executive, Legislature By Abuchi Onwumelu The Anambra State Chairman of Igbo Socio-Cultural Organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prince Emeka Udodeme, the National President of Anambra State Association of Town Unions, ASATU, Barr. Titus Akpudo, the Transition Committee Chairman of Anaocha Council Area, Ozo Gerald Ikechukwu, the Commissioner for Environment Anambra State, Engr. Dr Felix Odimegwu and the ...

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu Governor Chukwuma Soludo led Anambra State government through the Ministry of Environment on Thursday, 8th June 2023 kicked off the much anticipated All Anambra Community Plastic Recovery Challenge in Awka the Anambra State Capital. Launching the Challenge during the Celebration of this year’s World Environment Day (WED), the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim said ...

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Zone 13 Police Headquarters, Ukpo, Anambra state, AIG Olofu Tony Adejoh, psc, last Wednesday received a team of the Nigerian Red Cross Society International. According to the Zonal Police Public Relations Officers (ZPPRO), SP Ihunwo Josephine K said that the team visited in order to established synergy with ...

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra State Chapter says there’s no rift between their leaders in the State. In a Release signed and made available to Newsmen in Awka, the State Publicity Secretary APC Anambra State, Dr. Val. Iyke Oliobi (IKEMBA NIMO) the party said that their leaders are together and intact. The statement read in part, ...

By Abuchi Onwumelu of Fides Media (Publishers of Fides Newspaper) Following what they described as anti-party activities, party disloyalty, indiscipline, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Anambra State Chapter, has sternly warned erring members of the party to desist forthwith from the aforementioned undertakings or be shown the exit door. Addressing the party faithful in Awka last Saturday during the stakeholders ...

About 20 years ago, Mr Peter Obi contested the 19 April 2003 Governorship Election in Anambra State on the crest of newly registered All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). After Chris Ngige of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was declared winner in the race by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Obi rejected the result and went to court for ...

1: Rehabilitation works on flood section of Ogbunike – Ogidi Road 2: Construction Of Okpoko Roads; – Obodoukwu-Owerri Road-2.8884Km. -Oguagu-Ik Onuorah-Anumadu-Mgbuka Amazu-Owerri Roads -2.992 Km. -EdehRoad-SchoolRoad-Awalite-Ojoto Street Junction – 0.576km. -Umuobom Street(Ojoto St. Junction)-Adazi Abi St.-Owerri Roads-1.345km. -Umunweke St.(Obofoukwu Junction)-Umeojiakor St.(Sch. Road Junction) -0.538Km. -Awalite (Ojoto Junction)-Anumudu(Mgbuka Amazu Junction)-0.991Km. -Uzii St.- Mission St.(Awalite Junction)- 0.538Km.. -Anumudu St. (ik Onuorah Junction)-GMO ...

Agreement With Rainbow Heritage Services Limited, Others By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Anambra government has signed Public Private Partnership Framework Agreement (PPPFA) with Rainbow Heritage Project Services Limited, owners of Golf Residence Awka and six Real Estate firms in a bold move to address housing deficit in the state. Mr Mark Okoye, Managing Director of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection ...

… Assures Tinubu/Shettima Of Party’s Readiness, Dispels Rumours of Non Disbursement Of Funds By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The All Progressives Congress, APC, Anambra State Chapter, has assured the Party’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Sen Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Asiwaju), his deputy, All Shettima and Nigerians of their preparedness to organize what they termed Mother of All Rallies on Tuesday, 31st January 2023. Conducting ...

By Rev Fr Gerald Nwafor This north the first time we saw the northerners and their bow (Oburo tata ka anyi fubalu awusa na uta). The election of 2023 should be about individual persons, not political parties. There is no difference between APC and PDP. Many people in APC today were in PDP at a point and because they were ...

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu Sir Engineer Eric Eze has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Orumba North and South Federal Constituency. Sir Eze who was declared the winner of the election in the Federal Constituency, expressed his elation at how the election was organized in the area. Sir Eze who said that election was a battle God ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Self-styled godfather of Anambra State politics, Chief Chris Uba, has emerged as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Anambra South senatorial contest. Also, the senator representing Anambra South North Zone and former Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, also won the party’s ticket to run for the Anambra North senatorial zone election. Uba and ...

In what appears to be a blow of sorts to the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State, the Immediate past Commissioner for Commerce in Anambra State, under Willie Obiano, and member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Uchenna Okafor, last Tuesday announced his defection to the Young Progressives Party (YPP). Okafor ...

By Jude Atupulazi Aspirants under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, have called on the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to expeditiously conduct the 3-man ad-hoc delegate election earlier scheduled to hold on 30th April but which failed to hold because of unavailability of original result sheets. Addressing journalists last Wednesday at the party secretariat, Awka, ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke A group, Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) says it has commenced action to raise the sum of N6 billion for the presidential bid of former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi. The group said the money, when sourced, would go into only two projects: hiring a private jet for Obi to tour the entire country with ...

By Jude Atupulazi Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, in furtherance of his dream of building a better Nigeria, has called on the Board of Trustees (BoT) members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as well as Nigerians, to see the 2023 Elections as a last opportunity to rescue the nation from further collapse and create a better future ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Senator Victor Umeh and Senator Uche Ekwunife set to renew rivalry Former national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Senator Victor Umeh and the incumbent senator representing Anambra Central Zone, Senator Uche Ekwunife, will in 2023 lock horns in a Senatorial contest. This will be the third time Umeh and Ekwunife will be challenging each other ...

By Jude Atupulazi, Uchay Amunike and Ifeoma Ezenyilimba The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the Nov 6 guber election, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, says he’s still in the race to win. Ozigbo, who stated this at a press conference in Awka today, said as far as the votes left were greater than results declared, he still had chances ...