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I’m Certain My Husband Will Be A Successful Governor – Mrs Soludo, By Daniel Ezeigwe

13Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

I’m Certain My Husband Will Be A Successful Governor – Mrs Soludo, By Daniel Ezeigwe

The wife of Anambra governor-elect, Mrs Nonye Soludo says she is confident that her husband, Professor Chukwuma Soludo would accomplish great things when he formally assumes office. Mrs Soludo who stated this while assessing the readiness of the incoming government, noted that Professor Soludo is equipped with both the experience and mastery needed to succeed as a governor. Read Also: How I Will Help My Husband Develop Inclusive Policies Says Mrs Soludo, By Daniel Ezeigwe We Won’t Beg You To Withdraw Case, Soludo’s Lawyer, APGA Reply Uba According to the governor-elect's wife, Professor Soludo did not only prove his mettle in public service during his time at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, but showed his zeal for quality leadership embedded in discipline and brilliance. ...

How I Will Help My Husband Develop Inclusive Policies Says Mrs Soludo, By Daniel Ezeigwe

4Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

How I Will Help My Husband Develop Inclusive Policies Says Mrs Soludo, By Daniel Ezeigwe

The wife of the Anambra State governor-elect, Mrs Nonye Soludo has said that she is open to helping her husband, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, initiate inclusive social policies that would better the lives of Anambra women, children and youths. Mrs Soludo who stated this while speaking on her plans for her husband's official term which begins on March 17, 2022, stated that she hopes to complement grassroots policies of the new administration, and drive creative programmes that would have a direct impact on the rural people. Read Also: We Won’t Beg You To Withdraw Case, Soludo’s Lawyer, APGA Reply Uba While restating her keen interest in the welfare of women and children, especially those who seem to have been cut off from crucial public policies, Mrs Soludo noted that though her husb...

Anambra Govt Introduces Curfew to Curb the Spread of COVID-19, Among Other Measures

8Feb

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety

Anambra Govt Introduces Curfew to Curb the Spread of COVID-19, Among Other Measures

The Anambra State government has announced the introduction of curfew in the state, to help curb the spread of COVID-19 virus. The curfew which will last from 9 pm to 6 am daily, will start on Monday, 8th February, 2021 (today) until further notice. This was disclosed by The Secretary to the Anambra State government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, who told Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), that His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano has directed that civil servants in the state, from grade level one to twelve should work from home until further notice, with immediate effect. Professor Chukwulobelu also announced other measures the state government is taking to help stop the spread of Covid-19 in the state. “The state government has activated and made operational mobile courts to t...

Anambra Police Parade Two Teenagers, 12 Others for Illegal Revenue Collection, Armed Robbery

21Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Anambra Police Parade Two Teenagers, 12 Others for Illegal Revenue Collection, Armed Robbery

The Anambra State Police Command has paraded fourteen males suspects who are engaged in illegal revenue collection and armed robbery in different parts of Onitsha. The suspects who were paraded at the Police Area Command Headquarters, Onitsha, were arrested in separate raids by the command's patrol team. Among the fourteen suspects were two teenagers, who were arrested separately at Nkpor Junction and Awada Obosi while robbing people of their belongings with a make-shift gun at night. Twelve other suspects were apprehended at Upper Iweka axis and Owerri Road where they are collecting unauthorized revenues from traders and vehicle owners. The arrest of the illegal revenue collectors, according to the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Haruna Muhammed, who spoke on...

Institute of Town Planners Donates Gift Items to Amawbia Prison, Two Children Homes

22Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Institute of Town Planners Donates Gift Items to Amawbia Prison, Two Children Homes

The Nigeria Institute of Town Planners, Anambra State Chapter, has donated foods and household products to inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Amawbia and children at two children homes. The donation, according to the association, is to support the inmates and children for Christmas as the economic burden occasioned by COVID-19 and other events continues to take tolls on the people. The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners is a registered body of professional who are into town planning. Among the items donated by the association were bags of rice, cartons of noodles, beverages, toiletries, disinfectants among others. The members of the association in Anambra State, led by its Chairman, Mr Maduakonam Amaechina, said that upkeep of both the inmates at the correctional cen...

Anambra Chief Judge Grants Bail to Seven Prisoners, Discharges One

8Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Anambra Chief Judge Grants Bail to Seven Prisoners, Discharges One

The Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu has granted bail to seven and discharged one inmate of the Nnewi Correctional Centre. The bail grant is in continuation of the jail delivery tour across Anambra State embarked on by the Chief Judge to decongest holding centres in the state. Judicial pardon or granting of bail to inmates has become an annual judicial schedule in Anambra State. In granting the bails, particular interest is given to the aged inmates from sixty years and above, those who are severely sick, juvenile inmates, women, and those who have been in the prison for a long time, especially without trial. The released inmates were fifty-year-old Chukwuzuberu Onunkwo from Amichi in Nnewi South Local Government Area, who has been in for seven years, t...

Exclusive: How Anambra State Won Covid-19 War

16Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Science

Exclusive: How Anambra State Won Covid-19 War

The Anambra State Government has said that proactive plans and effective management of limited resources were key factors that enabled the state win the COVID-19 war. The Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Creative Security, Retired Air Vice Marshal Ben Chiobi, disclosed this while welcoming students in the Nigeria Study Tour Group 8, Senior Course 43 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, to Anambra State on behalf of the state government. The students, made up of senior officers from the Nigeria Navy, Air Force, Army, an officer from the Counterterrorism Unit of the Nigeria Police Force as well a man from the Department of State Security, DSS, is in the state as part of a mandatory research course to help the students create an academic balance...

EndSARS: Anambra Police Commissioner Visits Vandalised Police Formations, Urges Officers to Remain Steadfast

7Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, News, Nigeria, Security

EndSARS: Anambra Police Commissioner Visits Vandalised Police Formations, Urges Officers to Remain Steadfast

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr John Abang has visited the different police offices destroyed by hooligans during the violent era of the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country. CP Abang who went on the visits with high ranking members of the police force in Anambra State, urged the affected police officers not to play into the hands of the hoodlums by losing hope and to also know that their services to their host communities and the nation at large remain invaluable. The Police Commissioner stated that while ñary operational base would be immediately set up in affected Area Commands, as directed by the Inspector General of Police, stating that work must continue despite the recorded tragedies. He said that the force would remain committed to its security responsibi...