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NDLEA in Anambra State Arrested 249 Suspected Drug Peddlers in 2019

.... Convicted 37 personsBy Pamela Henry- Igwe, Guest Writer Awka Times MagazineThe Anambra state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested two hundred and forty nine suspect drug peddlers in 2019.The state Commander of...

Two Separate Fire Incidents Rock Anambra State In One Day

... INEC Office Ogidi goes up in flames... As seven persons sustain injuries in OnitshaBy Ndu Chris Nwannah, ATM Guest WriterSeven persons have sustained varying degrees of injury following a fire that gutted a storey building in Onitsha, Anambra...

Anambra State Government Takes Steps To Forestall Lassa Fever Outbreak

By Ndu Chris Nwannah, Awka Times Guest WriterThe Anambra State Government has put measures in place to guard against the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the area. As a result, it has put its Emergency Response Centres on alert...

Awka Appeal Court Commences Sitting in Feb ‘20

.... Governor Obiano says it will create jobs, quicken justice deliveryBy Ndu Chris Nwannah, Guest Writer, Awka TimesArrangements are in top gear for the take-off of the Awka Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal.Already, finishing touches are being...

Electricity Consumers in Awka Protest Against Phase-Out of EEDC Unistar Meters

.... Demand replacement of meters without new payment.... Reject estimated  billingBy Ndu Chris Nwannah, Awka Times Guest WriterProtests have continued to trail the decision by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to phase out the Unistar prepaid meters.The EEDC...

Anambra Marks Armed Forces Day Amid Remembrance of Biafran Revolution

… Event severely delayed due to late arrival of Anambra State governor, with the state governor away on vacation in the United StatesBy Kenechukwu Chukwudi, Awka Times Guest Reporter, with additional desk research  This year marks the 50th anniversary...

Tanker Explodes, Killing One at Amawbia Junction

By Kenechukwu Chukwudi, Awka Times Guest Reporter, at the scene of the incident  An oil tanker exploded today, January 14, 2020, around the Amawbia Awka bypass on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in Anambra State, Nigeria, leaving one person dead.It was...

Awka Kingship Crisis Escalates Amid Maneuvers for Next Governor

Awka kingship schism on display in Nimo town as a grand scheme for the next governor of Anambra State is orchestrated 17 miles away in Aguleri, the hometown of the present governor of the state, with neither of the...

A New ₦13.9 Billion City Emerges in Awka

...Anambra State Government to perform groundbreaking ceremony of Awka Millennium City project... Project is public-private partnership with M-P Infrastructure Ltd.By Ndu Chris Nwannah, Guest Writer, Awka Times MagazineAll is now set for the  groundbreaking ceremony of the Awka Millennium...

Anambra State Government hosts 2019 Business and Investment Roundtable in Awka

... Governor Obiano pledges inclusive, sustainable economic growth ... Obi of Onitsha attended and stayed for the duration of the roundtable ... Eze Uzu of Awka arrived late, ADUN leaders absent By Ndu Chris Nwannah, Awka Times Guest Writer The 3rd Anambra Business...
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