Nigeria

60 Octogenarians Honoured, As Obeledu Holds Ito Ọgbọ Festival

60 Octogenarians Honoured, As Obeledu Holds Ito Ọgbọ Festival

The Obeledu community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State has celebrated its 2024 Mass Return, a colorful event that showcased the community's rich culture, longevity, and unity.

The event, which held at the Central School field in Obeledu, featured the celebration of 60 octogenarians, who were honored for attaining …

In Ebenator, Umuonyeukpa Development Union Elects New Leadership

In Ebenator, Umuonyeukpa Development Union Elects New Leadership

The people of Umuonyeukpa community in Ebenator, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State (under the umbrella of Umuonyeukpa Development Union) have elected a new set of leaders to pilot the affairs of the village for the next three renewable years.

The election, which was held on Friday, January 3, …

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 …