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Just in: COVID-19, Anambra shuts schools, orders 6ft self distance in markets

Barely 24 hours after Lagos State Governor issued serious precautionary measures including shutdown of all religious activities and schools from Monday, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano Thursday issued far reaching precautionary measures aimed at combating spread of…

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Obiano, Soludo rate digital human dev. above physical infrastructure

…As Zinox boss sees Anambra leading in digital governance Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has given reasons why his has state is leading in digital governance alongside physical infrastructure upgrade in the state. Speaking at the recent State-sponsored the…

Obiano earmarks only N6bn for construction of Cargo Airport in his last lap

Infrastructure financing experts have started picking holes on why upon the media campaigns mounted on the Anambra State International Cargo Airport at Umueri since the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano came into power about seven years ago; the first reasonable…

(Investigative Report) 2 years on, Anambra Cargo Airport missing in radar?

More than two years after the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, sealed a $2bn Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese investors to signal the effective takeoff of construction activities at site of Umuleri International Cargo Airport (UICA),…

Just in: Unbelievable! Court frees all four accused of Ozubulu church killings

Barely two years after, an Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka Monday, April 15, 2019, discharged and acquitted remaining two suspects in the killing of 13 worshipers at St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of…

Onitsha market elders decry Obiano’s interference in market politics, warns of crisis

Considering what they described as undue interference in the internal democracy of Anambra market unions, markets elders in Anambra State, under the Anambra State Markets Elders Forum (ASMEF), have expressed concern over the state government’s penchant for removing democratically elected…

Effective July 1, Okada business in Awka, Onitsha remains outlawed, says Anambra Govt.

Youth unemployment and other possible ripple effects in terms of urban terrorism and associated criminality may take over two major cities of Anambra state, including Onitsha, the commercial hub, and Awka, the capital city, if the state governor, Chief Willie…

‘Obiano sanitizing Onitsha to end rising relocation of deep pocket investors’ to Asaba’

A member of the Special Taskforce on Decongestion of Onitsha Metropolis of Touts and Hoodlums who doubles as a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Rommy Ezeonkwuka has given insights on why…

Anambra Cargo Airport to be ready in 2019—-Gov. Obiano affirms

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, currently running for second term of office, has revealed that “With the speed of works at the Umuleri International Cargo Airport (UICA), and the combined commitment of my government and core investors,…

Emergency Broadcast by Governor of Anambra State, Obiano on Catholic Church Killings

A Special Broadcast by the Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano on the St Phillips Catholic Church Killings at Ozubulu on August 7, 2017. Good morning fellow citizens, Ndi Anambra ekenem unu. With a sorrowful heart, I…