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#EndSARS: Anambra community organises funeral for three slain policemen
The Osumenyi community in Nnewi South Local Government Area, Anambra State, has lamented the death of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Nigerian Police Divisional Headquarters, Osumenyi, Mr Akpan Joseph, and two other policemen; Mr Agu Michael and Mr Udegnulam Celestine killed by hoodlums during the #EndSARS, protest.
#EndSARS: Four policemen die, 11 stations razed in Anambra
No fewer than four Police officers were confirmed dead and two injured in Anambra during the recent #EndSARS protests in the state by hoodlums.
2023: Nigerians‘ll decide fate of Ndigbo – Igbo groups
Elder Statesman and former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has joined voice with other Nigerians predicting a better future for the country if power is zoned to the South-East in 2023.
Anambra commissioner warns tricycle operators against peddling falsehood
The Anambra State Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Christian Madubuko, has warned Commercial Tricycle Owners and Riders Welfare Association of Anambra State, CTORWAAS, and their alleged paid agents to desist from peddling false allegations against his Ministry or face the wrath of the law.
Anambra community rejects appointment of son into federal commission
Oba community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of one of their sons, Uche Ibeabuchi, as a member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).
Anambra residents troop out of their homes, complain of hunger
Many streets in the various cities in Anambra State were jam packed with people who said they were out to find food for their families, complaining that the effect of hunger was becoming more severe than the coronavirus pandemic.
Anambra university hospital gets oxygen plant
The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) in Awka, Anambra State, has gotten a three million litre medical oxygen plant.
Why Anambra can’t float a football club
Against expectation of the public that government and people of Anambra must also be considering the option of owning their own state football club, Tony Oli, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC), has dropped bombshell that football was not the business of government.
‘Cultists’ gang-rape teenage student in Anambra
A 14-year old girl was reportedly raped by a group of suspected cultists in Oba, Idemili-South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Newspaper vendors in Awka embark on strike
Newspaper distributors and vendors in Awka, Anambra, on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike, following alleged clamp down on their members by officials of the state government’s agency.
Flood: Anambra commissioner tasks residents to be vigilant
Dr Vincent Okpala, the Commissioner for Health in Anambra, has called on people living around the flood prone areas to put to use the teachings impacted to them on flood-related health challenges.
Police arrest 19 cultists during initiation
Confirming the arrest, the state Police spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, said the suspects were arrested on Sunday at about 12:45pm, while initiating new members into their secret cult group at Ukulu forest in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra state.
Yuletide: Anambra government commences massive road repairs
The Anambra Government has commenced massive rehabilitation of portions of roads and streets across the state to ease human and vehicular movement ahead of the Yuletide.
Bianca Ojukwu: APGA hijacked by mercenaries
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has been hijacked by ‘mercenaries’, Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Spain, Bianca Ojukwu, has said.
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New U.S. defense secretary reaffirms U.S. commitment to defending Senkaku islands
New U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America’s commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku in Japan, Jiji news agency reported.
Germany urges Taiwan to help ease auto chip shortage
Germany has asked Taiwan to persuade Taiwanese manufacturers to help ease a shortage of semiconductor chips in the auto sector which is hampering its fledgling economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
Ebonyi government urges peaceful resolution of crisis in Effium
The Ebonyi Government has urged parties in the crisis rocking Effium community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state to embrace dialogue in the interest of peace.
Barcelona boss: We lack players; you know I want to buy
Barcelona boss, Ronald Koeman, has admitted he would like to add to his squad this month but no players to buy.
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Oyo rabbit farmers count losses over disease outbreak
An outbreak of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV), a highly contagious disease caused by a Calicivirus, is inflicting huge losses on rabbit farmers in Oyo State.
Mesut Özil confirms Fenerbahce transfer
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South Africa tackles secretive party funding with law, but still allows anonymous donors
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law on Friday requiring political parties to disclose donations of more than 100,000 rand ($6,650) in a bid to clean up party funding, but it did not ban anonymous donations.
Pope urges U.S. reconciliation as bishops call out Joe Biden on abortion
Pope Francis told U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday that he was praying that God would guide his efforts to bring reconciliation in the United States, while the nation’s bishops condemned Biden’s pro-choice stand on abortion.
ICRC, IFRC celebrate as nuclear weapons treaty comes into force
The International Committee on Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (IFRC), on Friday, welcomed the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), a joint statement they issued from Geneva and New York has said.