Anambra State governor-elect, Professor Charles Soludo, has inaugurated his eighty-man transition committee. The former Central Bank governor said he would stop at nothing to ensure that Anambra people who voted for him were not disappointed. On her part, the chairperson of the committee, Oby Ezekwesili promised that the committee will discharge its duties responsibly.
The Nigerian Army says troops have raided a camp of members of the Eastern Security Network at a forest in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the operation in Lilu Forest was conducted jointly with other security agencies yesterday. Brigadier General Nwachukwu said Lilu Forest…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has disqualified Senator ANDY UBA as a candidate in the last governorship election in Anambra State, which he lost. Justice INYANG EKWO ruled that Senator UBA was not qualified to have contested the election on November 6, 2021, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. Justice EKWO held that Senator…
The government of Anambra State criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for putting Governor Willie Obiano on its watch-list. The Commissioner of Information and Public Enlightenment, Don Adinuba, said the EFCC went too far by making the information public, adding that Governor Obiano had about four months left in office. He confirmed that Governor Obiano is…
The people of Anambra State will on Saturday, which is three days from today, file out to vote in a governorship election. However; security remains a major challenge to the conduct of the election, due to the agitation by pro-Biafra groups in the South-East. Nine of the governorship candidates have raised their voice in demanding for the…
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered a major overhauling of the security architecture in Anambra State ahead of the November 6th governorship election. Force Public Relations Officer, C.P Frank Mba, disclosed in a statement that the overhauling includes the deployment of selected Strategic Commanders from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police and…