By Emmanuel Chigbata (Staff Reporter) Aguata Local Government Area headquarters, in Anambra State, has been attacked by “unknown gunmen. The newly sworn-in Governor of the State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, hails from Aguata. The attack began Thursday afternoon and the council headquarters was set on fire by the attackers. When contacted, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu said that “following the report of the fire incident at the local government headquarters, the command has deployed men to the area...
By Anastasia Mbabie and Emmanuel Chigbata (Staff Reporters) AWKA — A lady with a mental disorder has delivered a bouncing baby girl at the bus stop located in front of Anambra Broadcasting Service, ABS in Awka Anambra state. A staff of ABS, Mrs. Eucharia Nwachukwu, this morning as she came to work beheld the delivery by a lady who everyone believes is mentally unbalanced For a very long time, the lady had always been seen...
By Emmanuel Chigbata, Staff Reporter The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has appointed a 15- member Truth, Justice and Peace Commission to stop the activities of the indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB). The committee is headed by a Human Rights Activist, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu while Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu is the Secretary. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, named other members of the committee as Mr. Charles...
Let me guess. You are here because you have a vagina or are a friend of the vagina. Either way, you are welcome. Read through these genitalic words: “ikpu”, “toto”, cunt, camel toe, puna, fish lips, coochie, cookie, bearded clam, paradise, golden palace, papaya and most common of all, pussy. Apart from “ikpu (the Igbo word) and “toto” (the Yoruba expression), the reason why the vagina is coded as other slangy words might be because...
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, says the use of tricycles would ease transportation for smallholder farmers and their produce. The use of tricycles would ensure easy movement of food and agro-allied products and generate wealth for Nigerian farmers, the minister said. He made the remarks in Abuja on Tuesday when the President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Alhaji Farouk Mudi, and representatives of a Nigerian company and their...
LOKOJA — The Federal Government has disbursed N200, 000 each to some identified local producers of assistive devices across the 36 states of the federation. Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD) said this at a three-day capacity building workshop for Local Producers of Assistive Technologies (AT) in Lokoja, Kogi. The minister explained that the ministry in collaboration with state governments had earlier in 2018, through a forum...
ABUJA — The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) says it has approved the promotion of 3,466 general duty and support staff officers. According to a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, NCS Public Relations Officer, the promotions were approved on March 29 during the board’s 54th regular meeting. Bomodi said the meeting was presided over by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning and Chairman, NCS Board, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed. She...
By Emmanuel Chigbata, Staff Reporter AWKA — Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has informed Anambarians that today, Monday, April, 4th, 2022, officially marks the end of Monday Sit-At-Home in the state Governor Soludo disclosed this on his official Facebook page on Monday. According to him, “we have prayed to God, admonished our people, and made a commitment to ensuring that everyone concerned gets expeditious justice. “Following the unanimous agreement of our leaders across the...
By Anastasia Mbabie, Staff reporter A 39-year-old Brazilian returnee, Nnanna Anayo Michael, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for possession of cocaine during the inward screening of passengers on board Qatar Airline flight QR1433 from Doha to Port Harcourt on Tuesday, 29th March. According to the spokesman of the agency, the suspect who hails from Ekwusigo, Anambra State was arrested with 73 sachets weighing 8.15 kilograms of cocaine,...
By Mbabie Anastasia and Emmanuel Chigbata, Staff Reporters AWKA —Unidentified gunmen have attacked a patrol team of the Federal Road Safety Corps and killing two operatives and injuring the unit commander in Anambra State. According to the report, the team was conducting a routine patrol operation along Igbo-Ukwu- Uga route at about 2:45 pm on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022 when the gunmen opened fire on the driver and two other officials while the fourth official...
