Alphonsus Nweze There were torrent of tributes and accolades as His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Arinze, the icon of universal church turned 90 years. Consequently, the celebration last Thursday attracted creme la creme of Anambra State politics, business, traditional institution and men in holy order.Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, presidential candidate of Labour Party and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, the immediate Governor of the State, Chief Willie Obiano and his wife, who is the Senatorial candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Anambra North in…
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End SARS: Anambra State Govt yet to compensate victims – Panel Recommends 699 million for 170 Petitioners
By Alphonsus Nweze The Anambra State Government is yet to compensate victims of End SARS protest almost two years after the incident and nine months after the panel submitted its report. The State Government then led by Chief Willie Obiano in line with Federal Government directive to State Governments set up a Panel of Enquiry headed by a retired Judge to look into the allegations of brutalities by the members of the Nigerian Police Force and make recommendations for the compensation of the victims. The Anambra State Judicial Panel was…
Read MoreSoludo, Okonkwo, Nwuneli, others to grace Anambra NUJ Correspondents’ Symposium
Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines and a stalwart of People’s Democratic Party ( PDP), among other prominent personalities will grace the 2022 Symposium of the Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council. The Chairman of the Symposium Organising Committee, David-Chyddy Eleke said on Monday in Awka, the State capital that the Symposium, an annual event of the Chapel holds on Thursday, November 24, 2022, by 10am at the NUJ Press Centre, behind Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Read MoreRestore Sacked Market Leaders Whose Tenures Still Running – Traders Appeal To Soludo
•Lauds His Removal of Ngonadi Alphonsus Nweze Governor Chukwuma Soludo has again received a pat on the back from the traders for the removal of Dr. Obinna Ngonadi as the Commissioner in charge of Markets in Anambra State. The latest commendation came from some traders in Ose Okwodu Market for displaying rare quality of hearing from the people who elected him. The Vice-Chairman, Caretaker Committee and zonal Chairman of Zone 4, Ose Okwodu Market, Okey Chukwuemeka, said they are grateful to the Governor for hearing the cries of the traders…
Read MoreOnitsha Explosion: Come to Our Rescue, Bridgehead Traders Appeal To Soludo
Alphonsus Nweze Traders of Bridgehead market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo, to come to their rescue over the recent explosion at the Chemical line. At least eight persons were confirmed dead, with the last victim recovered in one of the burnt shops last Monday by those excavating the debris. Several traders who sustained various degrees of injuries during the unfortunate incident are currently receiving medical attention at various hospitals in Asaba, Delta State and Onitsha. The chairman of the market, Chief Chinedu Ezekwike, said their…
Read MoreAnambra Traders Eulogise Governor Soludo for removing Ngonadi from overseeing markets
• Implore those with Court cases against State Government to withdraw them The traders of Anambra State have lauded Governor Chukwuma Soludo for having listening ears to their cries. The traders also commended the Governor for taking over the Ministry of Trade and Commerce from the hands of Dr. Obinna Ngonadi who is now the Commissioner for Industry and no longer oversee the Ministry for Trade and Commerce. Speaking on behalf of the traders on Friday, Chief Ben Uzuegbu (SAN), counsel to Ndubuisi Ochiogu, who instituted a case at Ogbaru…
Read MoreTraders Petition Soludo over Commissioner of Commerce alleged flagrant disobedience of Court orders
Traders of Anambra State under the aegis of Anambra Elite Trader’s Forum (AETF) has sent another petition to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, over the alleged unwholesome activities being perpetrated by Dr. Obinna Ngonadi, the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, in Anambra Markets. The petition which was signed by Chief Chikeluba Odiche and Mr. Michael Nwangwu, tagged: “Re-Sale of Market Leadership Offices and Other Attrocities being Perpetrated by Dr. Obinna Ngonadi, the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry: Reaction To Dr. Obinna’s Response.” The petition to the Governor made available to Journalists in…
Read MoreKeke Drivers, Okada Riders Asked to pay their levies to avoid clash with Enforcement Agencies
Alphonsus Nweze Chief Arunsi Igbaniuka, has urged members of tricycle and motor bike operators in Anambra State to commence immediate payment of their four thousand naira (N4, 000.00) daily levy. Chief Igbaniuka who was addressing Keke drivers and Okada riders in Onitsha when they came to find out the actual situation on the payment of levy and ban on unions, said any of them who is backing the current State Government led by Prof. Chukwuma Soludo should not hesitate to pay the levy. He also reiterated the ban of any…
Read MoreSoludo asked to commence construction of Onitsha roads – Main Market roads cut into two
Alphonsus Nweze As the major roads leading to the multi-billion naira Onitsha Main Market are cut into two halves the President of Anambra State Shippers Association, Hon. Emma Akpaka, has called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to urgently rehabilitate the roads in and around Onitsha metropolis. Hon Akpaka lamented that most of the roads that lead to the markets in Onitsha and environs, which are the oil wells of the State are in deplorable condition and therefore affect the economic and commercial activities in those markets. He said that the terrible…
Read MoreAnambra Commissioner accused of collecting money to make traders Caretaker Committee Chairmen, Members
A group of traders in Anambra State under the aegis of Anambra Elite Traders’ Forum has accused the Anambra State Commissioner for Commence and Industry, Dr. Obinna Ngonadi, of commercializing Caretaker Committee membership in the State. In the petition to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, copied to prominent politicians, religious leaders, human right community in the State and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State chapter. The group said they want to intimate the Governor that the Commissioner is selling leadership offices in different markets in the State to the highest…
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