The Anambra Fire Service said it recorded no fewer than 30 fire incidents and 10 deaths between January 1 and February 15, 2019.
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The Ministry of Basic Education in Anambra has reviewed the state school calendar following the adjustments on the election dates.
Some residents of Anambra have expressed sadness over the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, describing it as `unfortunate’.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the colours of the ballot papers and boxes for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on February 16.
Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra, has assured that the general elections would hold, notwithstanding the Tuesday fire that destroyed 4,695 Smart Card Readers in Awka.
Anambra Government has declared Friday work free day to enable public and civil servants to participate in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party has demanded an independent probe to unravel the cause of fire which burnt two containers of Smart Card Readers meant for 2019 general elections in Anambra.
Crisis has hit the Anambra East Local Government Traditional Rulers Council, following the suspension of a member for alleged violation of their Kolanut Code.
The Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas, says burning of card readers at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Anambra is unfortunate.
The Federal Road Safety Commission said that 2, 063 vehicles have been approved for deployment of election officials and materials during the Feb.16 and March 2 general elections in Anambra.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that 4,695 Smart Card Readers were destroyed by fire that engulfed its Anambra State headquarters office on Tuesday.
Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Enugu Depot, have shutdown filling stations across Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states over alleged leadership crisis.
Motorists and commuters in Onitsha and its environs on Tuesday expressed dismay over the closure of operations by petroleum marketers in Anambra, saying it had caused them undue sufferings.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has condoled with the people of Anambra State over a petrol tanker fire incident that took many lives in the state.
Police in Anambra have confirmed seven persons dead following a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday night at Amawbia Roundabout.
The National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr Victor Oye, has described the Saturday night petrol tanker fire at Amawbia, Awka South Council Area as a `huge disaster’.
The Federal Government has committed N31 billon to the main works of the second Niger Bridge project, says Alhaji Mustapha Shehuri, the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing.
The Anambra State Civil Society Network has called on the Federal Government to take proactive measures aimed at forestalling violence throughout the 2019 general elections.
Traders in parts of Anambra State spontaneously closed their shops on Thursday to catch a glimpse of the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, on hearing that he was around.
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, has said not even electioneering in preparation for the February 16, 2019 election would stop him from his routine visit to schools.