Voter register was not used in some polling units in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra South Senatorial election during the February 23 poll, a witness has told the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka.
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More than 20 million Nigerians may be living with Hepatitis B virus unknown to them, Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, said on Monday in Awka.
Newspaper distributors and vendors in Awka, Anambra, on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike, following alleged clamp down on their members by officials of the state government’s agency.
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has called on members of the All Progressives Congress, Anambra chapter, to be united and work for common purpose and progress of the party in the state.
Two persons were confirmed dead on Thursday when an articulated truck crushed a tricycle in Onitsha, Anambra.
More witnesses on Wednesday testified at the Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka against the victory of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party in the Februray 23 election Anambra South Senatorial District election.
Speaking at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Awada during the celebration of his 58th birthday with students of Sedes Sapientia Primary and Secondary Schools, Obi said as a Governor, each time he crossed from Onitsha to Asaba in Delta State, it would appear that he moved from heaven to hell.
It was encomium galore on Friday at Marble Arc Hotel, Awka, Anambra State as the meeting by the Peoples Democratic Party turned into a carnival for the celebration of the 58th birthday of the party’s Vice Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by different groups that brought cakes of different specifications.
Obi made the call when he addressed the 8th Stakeholders Meeting of the Anambra Chapter of PDP in Awka on Saturday.
A middle-aged man identified as Nduka Emeziagbala, died on Friday, at Enugwu-Agidi community in Anambra in circumstances suspected to be electrocution.
An accident involving two vehicles on Enugu-Onitsha expressway in Anambra on Friday claimed the lives of two persons while six others were injured.
In a statement issued in Awka on Thursday, the leadership of Ihiala Progress Union thanked the governor for ensuring that the killing of Ndubuisi-Chukwu was not swept under the carpet.
This followed a motion by Senator Uche Ekwunife and 26 other senators as co-sponsors at its plenary in Abuja on Thursday.
Anambra State Government on Wednesday in Awka gave a December 31 deadline for teachers without the requisite teaching qualifications to either acquire it or be disengaged from the system.
The Anambra chapter of the All Progressives Congress has criticised the appointment of Anayo Nebe as Special Assistant to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.
The Civil Liberties Organisation on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to establish Nigerians in the Diaspora Welfare Committee in every country.
Hon. Valentine Ayika, member representing Anaocha/Dunukofia/Njikoka Federal Constituency in Anambra has told the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka that he was duly nominated by the Peoples Democratic Party as its candidate for February 23 elections.
Obi made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja.
Ajani stated this when the Abuja branch of the Nigeria Society of Engineers inspected the ongoing works at the Ogbaru site of the project, near Onitsha.
Nigeria Wrestling Federation says Anambra athletes will not be part of the nation’s team to the All African Games in Morocco later this year.