Unknown gunmen reportedly attacked a nightclub in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing several persons. It was gathered that the incident happened at Porsche Nightclub on Sunday night, December 10, 2023. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report, however it was gathered that the…
Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, has told a Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, to take his sit-at-home campaign to his home state of Ebonyi and leave Anambra State out of it. Ubah had urged residents of the state to open their businesses on the first weekday and shun the Monday sit-at-home order by non-state…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has said it would withdraw the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) result of Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma for parading a fake score. A statement released by the board’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday July 2, says Mmesoma scored 249 in the examination as against…
The Police Service Commission on Friday announced the approval of the appointment of eight Commissioners of Police for Borno, Kwara, Oyo, Ebonyi Kebbi, Anambra, Imo and Ogun states. The PSC also advised the acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to ensure strict adherence to Federal Character principle in recommending to the commission appointment of officers…
No fewer than 30 buildings are said to have been destroyed and over 50,000 people displaced in the gully erosion ravaging communities in Onitsha Inland, Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the erosion, which began in 2019, has so far damaged areas at Obeleagu and Nkisi-Aroli streets, thereby causing…
The Anambra State governor-elect, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has appointed the former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, as the head of his transition team ahead of the March 17 handover. Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, was declared the winner of the November 6, 2021 governorship election in the state. He was…
Three persons were reportedly killed in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday, December 19. One of the deceased was said to be among the security operatives of the National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Oye. A source in the area said the killings could…
The Tricycle operators came out in numbers to stage a peaceful protest alleging extortion, harassment and incessant killings of their members in the state. The protesters blocked the road leading to the Anambra state House of Assembly and the judiciary complex at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, the state capital. The protesters who…
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), Professor Charles Soludo has been declared winner in 17 out of 21 local government election results so far declared in Anambra State. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with the development, is moving closer to being officially declared as the winner…
The Independent and National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said they’ve spent more in ensuring the smooth running of the Anambra governorship election, than it did for Edo and Ondo states. TRUETELLS NIGERIA reports that INEC’s commissioner for information and voter education, Festus Okoye in an interview on Channels Television on Thursday October 28 said…
