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  Anambra Community Risks Electrocution As Rainfall Destroys Power 8 Power Poles . Residents of Adabebe village in Amawbia Community,Awka South local government area are currently at the risk of being electrocuted following the destruction of eight electric poles by heavy down pure in the area. The rainfall came few days after the construction of drainage which is on going had commenced and has also stalled the drainage and road construction in the village. Already the Deputy Speaker of Anambra state House of Assembly Nze Pius Okoye who resides in the area has contacted the Enugu Electrical Distribution Company EEDC over the incident but the body is yet to respond to the appeal. When reporters  visited the EEDC office in Awka no one was willing to speak on the matter and non confirmed receipt of the complaint from the the Deputy Speaker. According to him "We have contacted the workers at the EEDC and they promised to do something about it but this is  dangerous in view of the risk

  2 Million Die Yearly Due To Over Consumption Of Salt. Says Soludo. Over two million people die every year due to over consumption of salt across the world. To this end it has been advised that all ages should try as much as possible to reduce the rate of salt consumption during meals. According to the wife of Anambra state governor Dr Nonye Soludo while flagging off the Walk For Life program organized by the Ultimate Business Women and Farmers Association of Nigeria UBWFAN in Awka Anambra state she urged members of the Association to take a clue from this report and regulate the intake of sodium based foods. According to her the figure is a research carried out by the World Health Organization WHO adding that there is the need to reduce the high level of mortality rate the country. She noted that while salt is an important ingredient for food, consuming it more than the recommended unit leads to serious health problems. While underscoring the importance of organic agriculture and its

  Unizik Don emerges best graduating student in Diploma, as Paul University Awka Holds 4th Convocation ,  From Uchenna Eze  Awka Business Education lecturer in the Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Awka, Dr. Gabriel Chidiebere Alonta,has been named the best graduating student in the Postgraduate/Professional Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies programme of the University. While a total of three hundred and eighty three students in various disciplines graduated from the Paul University, Awka during the 4th Convocation and inuagral lecture ceremony. The event, which took place on Friday 6th Oct 2023, at University Hall also saw His Grace Most Reverend Henry C. Ndukuba, the Archbishop Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion) installed as the Chancellor of the University and award of Honorary Doctorate Degree, first degree and diploma. Dr. Gabriel Chidiebere Alonta, while speaking to journalists expressed gratitude to God, a d noted

  Anambra Police Arrest 129 Suspects , Recover 25 Stolen Vehicles 26 Guns .  By Nkiru Nwagbo, Awka Operations of the Anambra  Police Command recorded major results following the arrest of 129  suspects involved in kidnapping, armed robbery and Vandalisation of materials used in the construction of the just concluded Second Niger Bridge project. A breakdown of the figure shows that 30 suspected to be members of insurgence group were arrested , 39 arm d robbery suspects arrested and 22 kidnap suspects were also arrested. Also a total of 26 guns , 93 rounds ammunitiion and 25 stolen vehicles used for the kidnapping , 34 tricycles 7 motorcycles and one full armoured cables were recovered during it's operations as well as 16 iron grills from second Niger Bridge. Parading the suspects the Anambra Police Commissioner Mr Aderemi Adeoye said;  "One of most serious cult  killers was traced to Enugu and arrested at his hide out and is now in police custody and his confession was mind bug

  Ojukwu University To Revive 145 Moribund Firms In Anambra. The Chukwukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam has set agenda to revive about 145 moribund or struggling small and medium scale Industries in Anambra state. This agenda is being set by the Faculty of Physical Sciences FAPSCON of the institution through energy generation and distribution in the industrial and commercial towns in the area. According to the Dean Faculty of Physical Sciences FAPSCON Prof Kingsley K Nwozor during the presentation of awards of Excellence to staff and students of the Faculty, energy is the soul of socioeconomic development of any given society. "This year we took a look at the barriers of innovation in our 5th National Conference and since we have identified those barriers and proffered solutions to them we are going into partnership with the private sector through our innovations so that we present those  innovations  that the sector would use to improve energy generation, sustainabili

   CEO Tropical Gate Foundation Mbaigbo Becomes Fellow  African Institute By Calista Ogochukwu Nwaokafor Awka Chief Executive Officer of Tropical Gate Foundation for Sustainable Development, Apostle Dr Mbaigbo Nnamdi Stanley has been inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the African Institute (DFAI) BY THE AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. The philanthropist also was honored with an Honorary Doctoral Degree of Public Administration, (PGMgt) as well as Kwame Nkruma Transformational Medallion, post graduate certificate in management by the TLA Prestigious Partnering Institutions. The event which was held recently in Ghana during the Transformational Leadership summit for Africa News Echo reports was a pinnacle event uniting top executives and leaders from across Africa's transiting economies.  Speaking to Newsmen, Apostle Dr Nnamdi Mbaigbo expressed appreciation to God Almighty for the opportunity to be certified by the Academic Advisory Board, the senate of London Bridge B

   Group frowns at madubuko's injustice on Bigly Oil and Gas Partners   ...calls on Governor Soludo for intervention From Uchenna Eze  Awka   A group, Concerned Anambra Citizens, CAC, has frowned at the ugly developments happening in the revenue generating sector of the state, where intimidation, frame-up and sheer propaganda have come to the fore in order to frustrate the efforts of Bigly Oil and Gas Services, one of the frontline Revenue Partners of the government. The past couple of days have been challenging for the Bigly revenue collection team, following orchestrated intimidation, by a team led by Mr. Christian Madubuko, who has been employing all illegitimate means of restraining the activities of the Bigly Oil and Gas team, authorised by the state government as Revenue Partners in a letter signed by Greg Ezeilo, the Chairman /CEO of the Anambra Internal Revenue Service, AIRS on September 1, 2023. In a statement signed by the group’s President, Obi Mbamalu, it alleged that C

  Teacher's day: Soludo doles out 1.524 billion to Anambra Mission school to improve education  By Uchenna Eze Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, presented cheques worth N1.524 billion to mission schools in the state as government support to improve quality of education and infrastructure. Governor Soludo presented the cheques to owners/operators of Anambra Mission Schools during a meeting held at Government Lodge, Amawbia. A total of 762 Anambra Mission Schools received N2,000,000 each from the government of Anambra State. Eight (8) schools returned to Salvation Army Schools received a total sum of N16,000,000. Two hundred and seventy-five (275) schools returned to Anambra Anglican Mission Public Schools received a total sum of N550,000,000, while four hundred and fifty-nine (459) schools returned to Anambra Catholic Mission Public Schools received a total sum of N918,000,000. Twenty (20) schools initially owned by Anambra Pentecostal Schools received

Soludo's wife recommends organic food, says salt and sugar can kill. Mrs Nonye Soludo, wife of the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has warned against excessive consumption of salt and sugar, insisting that they are dangerous to health. As a consequence, she has called for urgent action to modify the over-production and over-consumption of foods and beverages that do not have healthy production and nutritional history.  Mrs Soludo stated this in Awka while running a review of her healthy living projects over the last month, noting that she was very concerned about excessive consumption of foods with high content of sodium(salt), sugar and unhealthy fats as against low intake of whole grains, pulses, vegetables and fruits. Insisting that going full organic remains the surest way to cut down emerging killer diseases, the governor’s wife stated that reducing sodium intake is one of the most cost-effective measures to improve health and reduce the burden of non-communicabl