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  By Ndife David, Obosi Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has called on communities across the state to replicate the Obosi One Household, Two Skills Empowerment Programme (OBISEP) as part of efforts to tackle poverty and crime through youth empowerment. Speaking through the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, at the graduation of 350 OBISEP beneficiaries held over the week in Obosi, Idemili North LGA, Soludo commended the community for aligning with his administration’s “One Youth, Two Skills” initiative.  He described the project as a model of community-driven development that promotes his vision of a liveable and prosperous Anambra. Dr. Mefor stressed that eradicating poverty and insecurity requires joint efforts between government and communities. He urged other towns to emulate Obosi by establishing similar training programmes to equip youths with productive skills. According to him, empowering one hundred skilled youths per community each ye...

By: O'star Eze  In a proactive move to ensure a peaceful and credible governorship election in Anambra State, the Anambra State Police Command has apprehended a notorious suspected cultist and political thug, identified as 29-year-old Onyeaka Odogwu, alias Red Angel. The arrest, made on October 24, 2025, at approximately 11:30 AM, followed an intelligence-led operation by the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS) in Enugu-Ukwu. During the operation, police recovered significant evidence, including two pump-action guns, two English-made double-barrel guns, three live cartridges, a red cloth, and regalia bearing cult insignia. Additionally, three black caps and two red caps inscribed with symbols associated with the Vikings Confraternity were seized. Following his arrest, Odogwu confessed to being a member of the Vikings Confraternity and admitted to engaging in political thuggery.  On October 26, 2025, the suspect led SPACS operatives to the group’s armoury in Omor, where the aforeme...

  Kenechukwu Ofomah Awka   Efforts are in top gear for the establishment of a Migrant Resource Centre, MRC, in Enugu, to coordinate activities around providing valuable support to returnee migrants and adequate migration information for intending migrants to promote safe and regular migration. It was the then former Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige who in 2020, made a passionate appeal to the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Nigeria, otherwise known as German Development Corporation, to support the establishment of an MRC in Enugu and Kano, due to their peculiar migration challenges. Already, the German Corporation had supported the establishment and operation of MRCs in Abuja, Benin- Edo State and Lagos. During the week, the Head of Programme, Centres for Migration and Development (ZME), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Nigeria, GIZ-ZME, Mrs Sandra Vermuijten, had led a delegation to Enugu, to ins...

By O'star Eze  In a proactive move to ensure a peaceful electoral process, the Commissioner of Police for Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc minps PhD, continued his election peace-building advocacy tour on October 25, 2025.  The tour included a significant courtesy visit to His Royal Majesty, Igwe Uzo Alexander Onyido (Ezechuamagha of Ogidi Kingdom) and engagements with security stakeholders at the Ogidi Area Command. During his visit to the Ogidi Palace, CP Orutugu emphasized the pivotal role of traditional institutions in fostering peace and moral leadership within communities.  He highlighted their importance in preventing election-related violence, discouraging youth involvement in political thuggery, and promoting communal harmony.  The Commissioner urged the Palace and community leaders to mobilize residents for peaceful participation and to report any suspicious activities that could threaten security before, during, and after the upcoming governorship ele...

  By: O'star Eze  In a significant security operation aimed at ensuring a peaceful Anambra Governorship Election scheduled for November 8, 2025, a joint security team comprising operatives from the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS) Enugu-Ukwu and Agunechemba Vigilante Operatives arrested seven suspected Black Axe Confraternity members.  The arrests occurred in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, 2025, during an initiation ceremony at a bush in Obinagu, Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area. The suspects, all males aged between 19 and 29 years, are identified as Ugorji Emmanuel (29), Ogamba Chinuike Anthony (22), Chibuzor Agudiegu (25), Destiny Okasi (22), Udewulu Nzube (19), Ifeanyi Anikpe (21), and Sunday Akuma (20).  Items recovered at the scene included a 25-litre keg containing a red liquid substance, red ritual cloth, two wooden drums, and footwear belonging to the suspects and their accomplices. The initiation was reportedly linked to grooming the suspects fo...

  By Our Correspondent   A wave of excitement swept through Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka LGA of Anambra State as Hon. Amb. Chukwuebuka Onuorah, the dynamic President General (PG) of the Enugwu-Agidi Brothers Union, launched the transformative Mpete/Ifite Iruobieli Drainage and Road Palliative Works on Saturday, October 25, 2025.  The flag-off ceremony wasn’t just a ribbon-cutting event; it was a vibrant celebration of a community reborn, fueled by a leader whose vision has turned despair into hope. Picture this: a once-impassable road, plagued by erosion and neglect, now on the cusp of renewal.  Hon. Onuorah, with his trademark hands-on approach, took the stage to share why this project matters. “We wanted to rebuild the bridge, but when we heard a senator planned to take it on, we didn’t sit back,” he declared, his voice resonating with conviction.  “We pivoted to drainage and roadworks to ensure our people can move freely.”  He stressed the need...

  By Chris Chikelue The newly commissioned Anaku General Hospital, Ayamelum Local Government Area (LGA) Anambra State has recorded its first childbirth just days after its inauguration by the State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo. The delivery took place in the early hours of Saturday, October 25 with both the mother and baby in a stable condition. This has been described as a major milestone, symbolizing the commencement of full medical services at the new hospital. Commissioned only on October 23, 2025 the Anaku General Hospital stands as one of the modern health facilities completed under Governor Soludo’s administration, aimed at bringing quality and affordable healthcare closer to rural communities. Reacting to the development, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, expressed happiness over the successful delivery, noting that it reflected the functionality and readiness of the hospital to serve the people of Ayamelum and surrounding areas. “This is not just a sym...