Eleven vehicles, mostly commuter buses, and two motorcycles inside the Asaba Park, Onitsha, including the 40 foot tanker laden with petrol, were burnt beyond repairs inside the park
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An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said a group of politicians and their thugs stormed the local government headquarters in the early hours of Sunday to beat up those at the collation venue
Akabuike said this in Awka on Tuesday while receiving drugs and hospital equipment donated by a pharmaceutical company based in Lagos
Senator Andy Uba, who presented the Bill, recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan had during one of his visits to the state conferred the status of oil-producing state on Anambra State following the discovery of crude oil in the state
Madukaife said that out of the figure, 142 aspirants who scaled through screening, would contest the various primaries of the party beginning on December 2, with the House of Assembly seats
Waxing philosophical, Hon. Ogene, who was cornered by newsmen in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Thursday, said: “According to the famed writer, Shakespeare, the world is a stage and we all are mere players
A woman, Mrs. Bridget Iwelu, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba, against officers and men of the Area C Police Command in Awka, Anambra State for failure to properly investigate the case of abduction of her son, Emeka Kelvin Shoremekun.
Determined to catch a suspected fraudster who has been elusive for months, detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, dressed like mourners and attended the fleeing suspect’s mother’s burial ceremony in Anambra State.
Similarly, Ikenna Achukwu, the state Chairman of the Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria, said that some public schools had not been provided with borehole or water reservoirs
Dr. Ike Okonkwo, the President of the Council of Knights, made the call at Nteje in Oyi Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, while addressing his colleagues and members of the church
Delivering the four separate judgments on the appeals, the five-man panel, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, said the appeal was struck out for incompetence and lack of merit
Asanya noted that the officers and men of the unit had a hectic time controlling the traffic at the scene of the incident for more than five hours
The building, which collapsed at about 1pm, is part a structure being erected at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, Odo-akpu, Onitsha
The commissioners are: Dr. Chinedu Emeka, Water and Public Utilities; Callistus Ilozumba, Works; Azuka Enemuo, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Chief Tony Nnacheta, Sports; and Prof. Kate Emenugha, Education
The commissioner nominees were confirmed at the plenary after the presentation of the report of the screening committee headed by Hon. Chukwudi Orizu (APGA-Nnewi North)
The list includes Dr. Chinedu Emeka, a former deputy governor in the administration of Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, as the designated Commissioner for Water and Public Utilities
Meanwhile, Obiano on Monday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, assured the people of good governance anchored on the development of agriculture, industrialisation, oil and gas and security
The commands Public Relations Officer, Emeka Chukwuemeka, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the suspect was arrested while attempting to run away after the incident
The Games, earlier scheduled for October 12 to 22, 2013, were postponed indefinitely due to the six-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Emeka Chukwuemeka, who confirmed the incident in Awka on Wednesday, said the police had begun investigation into the matter