A 3-storey private hostel accommodating students of Federal Polytechnic Oko has collapsed in Amokpala, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, leaving a yet-to-be-identified number of occupants trapped beneath the rubble. The building, identified as Elite Five Star Lodge, reportedly caved in late Sunday night. A three-storey …
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Anambra State has emerged among Nigeria’s top-performing states in the latest Open Government Partnership (OGP) Nigeria Subnational Status Ranking attaining a 100 per cent “Healthy” status on implementation of open government reforms. The July 2026 ranking placed Anambra in the highest category alongside Kaduna and Plateau States, each scoring 100 …
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A High Court sitting in Nnewi, Anambra State, has convicted two men, Chidozie Obinna and Ifeanyi Onyido, for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and causing grievous harm to a businessman, Chief Lawrence Ezeifeka. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Vincent Agbata of the Nnewi Judicial Division, found the defendants guilty of the offences …
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THE Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra, on Friday, unveiled Mr Uzu Okagbue as the running mate to its Governorship Candidate in the November 8 Governorship Election, Mr Paul Chukwuma. The South-East Zonal Chairman of the party, Mr Mike Ejezie, told newsmen at the party Secretariat in Awka that “after …
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AN early morning fire, on Friday, gutted a two-storey building warehousing textile materials on Ifejika Street, near Main Market on Sokoto Road, Onitsha, Anambra State. The Fire Chief of the Anambra State Fire Service, Mr Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha. Chiketa …
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THE attention of the Anambra State Government has been drawn to the misrepresentations of the unambiguous provisions of the new Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025 and its express demands on the citizens and residents of the state by some town criers. A town crier, in a misleading statement, was …
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THE persons who died in a stampede that occurred before a Christmas rice distribution in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, have been buried. No fewer than 21 people, mostly women and children reportedly lost their lives during the tragic incident that occurred on December 21, 2024, during …
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NOT less than 20 residents of Okija community in Anambra State have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede. The stampede occurred on Saturday during an event for the distribution of rice. Multiple social media videos sighted by DAILY POST show lifeless bodies lying on the ground after the incident. …
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The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 360 suspects in connection with various drug-related offences in Anambra State. The Anambra State Commander of NDLEA, Onyeishi Daniel, disclosed this at the 2024 United Nation’s Day Against Drug Abuse at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka …
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THE confrontation over the minimum wage between the NLC, TUC, and Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has entered a new phase. The National President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, recently penned a letter accusing Soludo of urging fellow governors to refuse the 70,000 naira minimum wage. In a letter …
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