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  2023 :Unizik Dean quits job , to contest under Labour party. The dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof Oby Lilian Orogbu, has quit her job for the House of Representatives race in 2023. Orogbu, a lecturer and dean in the federal university said she had to call it quit to vie for the position as a result of her love and passion for her people. Orogbu is vying on the Labour Party (LP), which is currently enjoying a boisterous popularity in Anambra State and beyond apparently because of the presidential candidate of the party in 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi and his OBIdient movement. Addressing LP stakeholders and supporters in Amawbia, she said her emergence as the faculty dean where she polled 120 votes out of 160 votes cast to defeat her two male opponents in a keenly contested election was an indicator of her capacity, capability and competence. She said, “My quitting my office as dean of Management Sciences and my job too

  Promotions go with  more works, Anambra CP tells newly promoted SP Anambra State Police Commissioner CP Echeng Echeng has urged the newly decorated superintendents (SP) of Police  to see their promotion as a call to more works. The State Commissioner of Police gave the advice on Wednesday while decorating the newly promoted 39 officers from  the ranks of Deputy Suppritendents of Police  (DSP) to the ranks of  SP in the command at the police headquarters, Awka Anambra state. According to CP Echeng,those promoted to the new ranks were  found worthy  for the next ranks by the IG and police service commission.   "Promotion comes from God just like the work that goes with the promotions. "Every promotion goes with responsibility and the police will be watching you, at your various new postings. "As you are  decorated here today ,you will experience postings and your posting  will take you to the position of divisional police officer (DPO) and other management levels. We are

  Police Recover Stolen  Vehicle Used by Gunmen for Operation. Anambra Police Command has recovered a Mercedes Benz 4matic SUV dumped by criminals during operation in Amaokpala, Orumba North Local Government Area. Anambra State Police command’s public relations Officer, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a press release said a live AK-47 bullet, two masks were also discovered in the car. According to Ikenga, It is believed that the SUV was dumped by the criminals during operation on Monday, after it was driven into a ditch, where it was abandoned. He said: “Anambra State Police Operatives on 29/8/2022 at about 3pm, while on patrol along Amaokpala-Awgbu highway recovered one abandoned black Mercedes 4matic ML 350 jeep with Reg No Abuja RBC 527 AL, one Ak47 live ammunition and some criminal masks. “Preliminary information showed that the vehicle is suspected to have been snatched by criminal elements who had an accident on their way to yet unidentified location. The Armed robbers

  Shock , Grief, Trail Demise of Anambra Majority Leader. Shock and grief are currently trailing the sudden death of the Majority Leader of the Anambra state House of Assembly Pham  Nnamdi Okafor who reportedly died in South Africa two days ago. When contacted most of the Lawmakers who  offered to speak on this development said  they are short of words over the death. According to the Speaker Mr Uchenna Okafor who spoke with our Correspondent on phone;  said  Anambra State House of Assembly uses this medium to notify the public of the death of one of her members and majority leader of the House,Hon.Dr.Nnamdi Okafor who was representing Awka South One Constituency. According to him" Information available to us indicate that Hon.Okafor slumped and died in South Africa. The cause of his death is  yet to be ascertained as we await the autopsy result. Rt.Hon.Okafor described the death of the Majority Leader of the House as a great loss to the Legislative Institution in the State, Awka

  Shock , Grief, Trail Demise of Anambra Majority Leader . Shock and grief are currently trailing the sudden death of the Majority Leader of the Anambra state House of Assembly Pham  Nnamdi Okafor who reportedly died in South Africa two days ago. When contacted most of the Lawmakers who  offered to speak on this development said  they are short of words over the death. According to the Speaker Mr Uchenna Okafor who spoke with our Correspondent on phone;  said  Anambra State House of Assembly uses this medium to notify the public of the death of one of her members and majority leader of the House,Hon.Dr.Nnamdi Okafor who was representing Awka South One Constituency. According to him" Information available to us indicate that Hon.Okafor slumped and died in South Africa. The cause of his death is  yet to be ascertained as we await the autopsy result. Rt.Hon.Okafor described the death of the Majority Leader of the House as a great loss to the Legislative Institution in the State, Awka

  Shock , Grief, Trail Demise of Anambra Majority Leader . NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA 24/08/2022 Shock and grief are currently trailing the sudden death of the Majority Leader of the Anambra state House of Assembly Pham  Nnamdi Okafor who reportedly died in South Africa two days ago. When contacted most of the Lawmakers who  offered to speak on this development said  they are short of words over the death. According to the Speaker Mr Uchenna Okafor who spoke with our Correspondent on phone;  said  Anambra State House of Assembly uses this medium to notify the public of the death of one of her members and majority leader of the House,Hon.Dr.Nnamdi Okafor who was representing Awka South One Constituency. According to him" Information available to us indicate that Hon.Okafor slumped and died in South Africa. The cause of his death is  yet to be ascertained as we await the autopsy result. Rt.Hon.Okafor described the death of the Majority Leader of the House as a great loss to the Legislative

  Domestic Violence: Anambra establishes family Court .  Anambra state government has set up Family Court to tackle issues relating to domestic violence in the area . This is coming as cases of domestic violence has been on the rise in the state which one of the cases led to the suspension of the Chairman of Nnewi North local government area who was alleged have killed his wife recently. According to the Commissioner for Women Affairs Mrs Ify Obinabo while speaking to the Ultimate Business Women And Farmers Association in her office; said "the government of Prof Charles Soludo has zero tolerance to domestic violence let alone killing ones spouse and we as a ministry would continue to ensure that it is put under check. She further explained that the Family Court that was set up by government has ten case's pending with nine suspects remanded at the awaiting trial section and one was granted bail.  "We have ten  cases of domestic violence at our Family Court and out of that

  Group Demands Justice for Man Killed for Allegedly Stealing Noodles Members of Enugwu village in Nanka community of Orumba North local government area of Anambra State, have demanded justice for a youth of the village, Mr Toochukwu Onyemelukwe, who was allegedly murdered by persons suspected to be vigilante members in the community in November 2021. Onyemelukwe, a home based youth from Nanka was said to have been arrested by the hoodlums who disguise themselves as security operatives on allegation of stealing noodles, and was later tied and tortured, after which he gave up the ghost. Mr Godson Ofokansi, the secretary general of Enugwu Nanka Village Development Union, who briefed journalists in Awka on Friday said for almost a year, the community has been working to get justice for Onyemelukwe, but some influential members of the village have been working to scuttle it. "We have written several petitions to police, urging them to investigate the matter, to ascertain the truth beh

  EDUCATION IS  MY  TOP  PRIORITY...PRINCE EZE It is crystal clear that a progressive society must have a good percentage of educated people. For the good people of Dunukofia/Njikoka/Anaocha federal constituency to develop fast,there is the need for quality educated people in it. This is the reason why *PRINCE*DR *EMEKA* *EZE* who is the best choice for the position of representing the DNA constituency have placed his priority in a FREE EDUCATIONAL program titled: Train A Child Today *(*TACT*)* This TACT programs started on Tuesday 9th August 2022 and will last till infinity. TACT is for students in the senior secondary classes S.S 1 to S.S 3 and has qualified teachers to teach the students all the subjects for any external exams FREE OF CHARGE. The TACT students are also entitled to Free writing materials from Prince Dr EMEKA EZE. In Njikoka LGA, TACT center is at OZALA PRIMARY SCHOOL ABAGANA. Dunukofia LGA has TACT center at Unity primary school Ukpo. Anaocha LGA has 2 TACT centers a

  Soludo To Empower Anambra Women With N1 Billion For Agriculture. The sum of N1 Billion would be spent on women Corporative Societies in the 362 electoral wards in Anambra state. The sum which is for cooperative societies embarking on food production would be given to each electoral ward at the rate of N3 million per ward. Commissioner for Agriculture Dr Foster Ihejiofor who said this at the a visit of the Ultimate Business Women And Farmers Association Of Nigeria UBWFAN to his office noted that Gov Charles Soludo is introducing this to boost food production and also empower the respective Corporative Societies in the electoral wards in the area. All the programs of Gov Soludo are very much sensitive to women and that has to do with Women Empowerment Scheme like a cooperative at the ward level to manage their business. He is talking about each ward to get N 3 million for those in the agricultural sector and that would be about N 1 Billion or so and such women organizations would also

  * PRINCE DR. EMEKA EZE FOR:* *DEPENDABLE, RELIABLE, RESOURCEFUL AND RESPONSIVE REPRESENTATION.* The Electorates of Dunukofia, Njikoka and Anaocha federal constituency, a new era of responsive and reliable representation is approaching. The progress and development of Dunukofia, Njikoka and Anaocha federal constituency is now solely in the hands of the Electorates as the movers of this development. A support for Prince Dr Emeka Eze is a support for progress, openness, accountability, unity, capacity and transparency. Prince Dr Emeka Eze has a REACT agenda for Ndi DNA federal constituency.. R - Responsiveness. E - Empowerment. A - Accountability. C - Capacity. T - Transparency. Let's support a resourceful, visionary and dynamic leader that will change the game for the good of Ndi DNA and our generations yet unborn. Prince Dr. Emeka Eze is the charismatic leader we seek and hoped for. Let's join hands and do it, to be sure that our voices are heard by voting Prince Dr. Emeka Eze

  No more extension of Continuous Voters Registration ...... INEC . NKIRU NWAGBO, As the Continuous Voters Registration, VCR, exercise ended yeasterday being   Sunday across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that there would be no further extension so as to enable the Commission carry out other functions ahead of the 2023 general elections. This came as the various registration centers were besieged by registrants who tried to beat the deadline. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of publicity and voter education and the supervising National Commissioner for Anambra, Abia and Benue states, Chief Festus Okoye, who spoke with journalists at the Anambra State headquarters of INEC, said there was no way the exercise would not come to an end as the Commission is also involved in other activities ahead of the general elections. He said: “You are fully aware that 30th of June, 2022 was the terminal date for the CVR, but the commission extended the