The member representing Ogbaru I constituency, and the Deputy Minority Leader of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Noble Igwe, has expressed his disappointment over the demolition of street businesses in Awka, the state capital, by government agencies. Last week, an enforcement team from the Awka Capital Development Authority – ACTDA and Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra – OCHA brigade, embarked on clearing street businesses around Awka metropolis in a manner that was considered...

The Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, in Anambra State, has said that preparations are in the final stages for the rerun election in two federal constituencies in Anambra State on February 3, 2024. This was revealed by the INEC through the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra State, Dr. Mrs. Queen Elizabeth Agwu on Wednesday during a press briefing at the INEC headquarters in Awka. The Election Petition Tribunal had ruled that a rerun election...

Anambra State House of Assembly has resumed plenary on Tuesday 22nd January, 2024. This is the first sitting of the House since adjournment last December for the Christmas and New Year break. During plenary, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Somto Udeze announced a change in leadership which saw Hon. Noble Igwe, a member of the House representing Ogbaru I constituency emerge as the Deputy Minority Leader of the House. This change was necessitated by the removal of...

The Anambra State Commissioner for Youths, Patrick Aghamba, is yet to pay for the equipment that enabled him and the government to undertake the well-publicized one youth, two skill program, which the state reported to have spent over two billion Naira on. The equipment including computers, and other ICT gadgets worth about N9.5 million according to the supplier Mr. Chidi Kanu, are yet to be paid for. Patrick Aghamba, the Anambra State Commissioner for Youths,...