Anambra

The National Bureau of Statistics said the average cost of refilling a five kilogramme (kg) cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased from N2,084.74 in November 2018 to N2,052.79 in December 2018.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it received 315,032 applications in the ongoing recruitment of 10,000 constables into the Nigeria Police Force at the close of the portal on Jan. 11.

A head-on collision involving articulated vehicles that occurred on Wednesday on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway at Amansea near Awka, Anambra, has left one unconscious and three others injured.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on religious leaders to caution their members against trading of votes during fast-approaching general election.

Hon. Moses Obi, the state chairman of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in Anambra State, has expressed confidence that Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, the party’s candidate for Anambra South senatorial elections, will sweep the polls in next month’s election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State has reiterated its commitment to reducing apathy among voters in the forthcoming general election.

Nasarawa United Captain Emmanuel Makama has praised his teammates’ efforts after they began the 2018/2019 Nigeria professional football league season with a win over Abia Warriors on Sunday.

National Rescue Movement (NRM), one of the newly registered political parties that will contest the general election in the country, has advocated for a total takeover of the country’s governance by youths, noting that the liberation of the country lies with the young ones.

Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has decried what he tagged “Intimidation of the Judiciary”, and asking: “Where is Due Process?”

Victor Umeh, the senator representing Anambra Central, who is seeking re-election, has replied his critics who accuse him of overstepping the boundary of his primary constituency to speak for others, saying that his calling was to serve the Igbo people.

Akweke Francis Chidozie Okoye, the Anambra State House of Assembly candidate for Njikoka 1 Constituency under the Youth Progressives Party (YPP), has accused the state deputy governor of being redundant.

The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has reacted to rumour he has abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“The 2019 election is not about Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu Buhari, but about the survival of Nigeria,” the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, said at the weekend.

The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that the South East governors are working for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buahri against the Atiku/Obi presidential ambition based on their quest to be allowed to return for a second tenure in office.

Sen. Uche Ekwunife, the Anambra Central senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Anambra electorate to vote for the party in the February general elections.

The Chairman of Atiku/Obi Campaign Council in Anambra State, Oseloka H. Obaze, says he is doubtful of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s ability to remain a neutral umpire.

Ten thousand persons are to benefit from the free medical services being packaged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Anaocha, Dunukofia Njikoka Federal Constituency in Anambra State, Mr Elijah Onyeagba.

The Atiku-Obi Campaign Organization has warned the Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, to stop campaigning for President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection.