Nigeria

Igwe Ebenator to Celebrate First Ofala 47 Years After Enthronement

Igwe Ebenator to Celebrate First Ofala 47 Years After Enthronement

History will be made tomorrow, Thursdays, January 2, 2025, as the traditional ruler of Ebenator Ozulọgụ in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, H.R.M. Igwe Chinewubeze Edwin Ezejiburu sets to celebrate his first Ofala Festival as a monarch.

This is coming over 47 years after his enthronement as the …

Gunmen Kill Catholic Priest in Anambra

Gunmen Kill Catholic Priest in Anambra

Rev. Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, a cleric with the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, has been gunned down in Anambra State by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Raphael Ezeogu, and made available to newsmen on Friday, December 27.

According to him, the …

Metal Scrap Dealers Create Deathtrap on Popular Anambra Road

Metal Scrap Dealers Create Deathtrap on Popular Anambra Road

What could be best described as a deathtrap has been created along the popular Arthur Eze Avenue in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, following the stealing of a large manhole cover at the centre of the road by suspected metal scrap dealers.

The spot, which had reportedly trapped no …

Izunna Okafor Wins Best Investigative Journalist of the Year, Literary Advocate of the Year 2024

Izunna Okafor Wins Best Investigative Journalist of the Year, Literary Advocate of the Year 2024

Anambra journalist and writer, Izunna Okafor, has bagged double laurels as the Best Investigative Journalist of the Year 2024 and Literary Advocate of the Year 2024.

The awards, which were presented on Sunday and Monday arrived as Okafor's 39th and 40th awards respectively in the journalism and literary fields.

The 39th laurel …

Court Reinstates Izuchukwu Ejikeme as UNIZIK 30th SUG President

Court Reinstates Izuchukwu Ejikeme as UNIZIK 30th SUG President

The authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, have reinstated Comrade Izuchukwu Ejikeme Francis as the President of the 30th Students' Union Government (SUG) of the institution.

This was disclosed in a memo made available to newsmen over the weekend, highlighting the 6-point orders and declarations of the SUG …