Nigeria Breaking News
The governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has said releasing the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention and insecurity in the South-East are two different issues. Kanu has been in detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) for about 5 years since his arrest from Kenya by …
The Anambra State Government has dismissed the story making the rounds that the Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, banned public preaching in the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, in a press release to address the misconstrued reports surrounding the governor’s recent encounter with an itinerant preacher at Onitsha Market, said that Soludo …
The immediate past president of the Igbo apex ruling body, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Anambra State, Chief Obi Udodeme, has scored Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s performance at 80 percent and endorsed his second tenure bid. He stressed the need for the electorate to vote for the rightful candidate come the November 8 gubernatorial election in the state to …
Awka—The Anambra State executive council has awarded eight contracts for infrastructure upgrades in various parts of the state. Details of the contracts were made known during the 6th meeting of the council in Awka, yesterday. One of the approved contracts was for the construction of iconic lighted cable structures on the new multi-billion naira Ekwulobia …
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo has urged the South East Development Commission to concentrate on one agenda or project at a time to achieve meaningful impact. Soludo made the call when he received the newly appointed members of SEDC, led by the Chief Executive Officer, Dr Emeka Nworgu, at the governor’s lodge in …
Awka – Students from various tertiary institutions in Anambra State have issued a 30-day ultimatum to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, demanding that he publicly declare his interest in seeking re-election in the November 8 governorship election. Addressing a press conference in Awka, Okoye Matthew Okpala, Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus …
ENUGU—THE South-East region has for close to four years been under the siege of criminal elements who held the five states in the region hostage. They hid under different nomenclatures- unknown gunmen, autopilot, IPoB, ESN, to commit heinous crimes. They killed thousands of people, destroyed properties worth billions of naira, declared illegal sit-at-home, and violently …
Indigenous Spirituality Practitioners in Anambra State (Ndi Odinani) have criticized Governor Chukwuma Soludo over his recent statement referring to them as idol worshippers. They described the governor’s remarks as a cultural misstep and a fallacious generalization. The group argued that the statement unfairly portrayed the entire community of indigenous spirituality practitioners as criminals. While they …