…a woman and her baby during a demolition at the Building Materials Market in Nnewi, Anambra State, has sparked heavy outrage online. The incident happened on Wednesday, September 2, during a government cleanup of illegal structures. The footage shows an excavator from the Anambra State Ministry of Physical Planning and…
…which runs until December 31, 2026, is being implemented at the federal level and in Anambra, Ebonyi, Gombe and Kwara states, with a focus on improving integrated, patient-centred services for vulnerable and underserved populations. Its priority areas include sexual and reproductive health, maternal and newborn health,…
…highlight his achievements during the campaign, as he did while serving as governor of Anambra State. Posting on X, the activist commended content creators travelling with Obi as part of his presidential campaign. She wrote: “May God bless all the ‘content creators’ putting in the work and travelling with our principal…
…Tuesday, following their recovery at Atani Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to the handover note obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday, the Commanding Officer, Naval Outpost, Onitsha, Kabir Yusuf, disclosed that the illicit consignments were recovered during separate intelligen…
…and strengthen Nigeria’s democratic institutions. In a post on his X account, the former Anambra State governor who explained that the meeting was held at the invitation of the Canadian High Commission and centred on Nigeria’s forthcoming elections, as well as Canada’s continuing support for the country’s democratic pr…
…KA sustained operations against secessionist elements and illegal oil bunkering across Anambra and Imo States. On 21 August 2026, troops intercepted two vehicles conveying suspected illegally refined petroleum products derived from stolen crude oil along theAgwa-Ejemekuru Road in Oguta LGA of Imo State and arrested thr…
…clear, credible, and verifiable explanations — Obi Writing on his X handle, the former Anambra State governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, said he deeply saddened by the direction in which our country is heading. His words: “It is profoundly embarrassing that we have reached a point where a…
…directorates in Enugu and Ilorin, while new directorates were established in Ekiti, Anambra and Katsina States. He said almost 60 per cent of EFCC processes and operations had been digitalised, with further investments in technology, the new EFCC Academy, the 24/7 Cybercrime Rapid Response Centre and EFCC Radio. Challe…
…the comedian from his home before opening fire, leaving him dead inside his carThe Anambra state police command confirmed the killings and launched a manhunt, calling on the public to help identify the suspectsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Two men, including popular Anambra comedi…
…winners of all 21 chairmanship seats and 326 councillorship positions in the August 29 Anambra LGA electionYPP's collation agent disclosed that party members were barred from accessing voting materials in Anambra East, where gunshots were reportedSeveral newly elected LGA mayors spoke exclusively to Legit.ng, with reac…
…between Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company and its host community in Anambra State. The dispute involving SEEPCO has attracted attention amid broader concerns about relations between oil companies and communities hosting petroleum operations. Speaking at the meeting, the Chairman of the RMAFC, Moham…
…in the Southeast has announced plans to lobby prominent Igbo leaders to persuade former Anambra State governor Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and back Tinubu's re-election bid.The Southeast chapter of the Renewed Hope for Greater Nigeria (RHGN) reached this resolution at a meeting held in Owerri…
…supporters. According to him, the alleged irregularities were particularly pronounced in Anambra State, the home state of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, where he claimed 10 names were published by INEC as NDC candidates without the party’s authorisation.“The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, totally con…
…community. I had never seen a good road there. I saw good roads whenever I travelled to Anambra or went to work, but there had never been a proper road in my community. I was the first person to construct a 1.5-kilometre road, and I did that when I was just 30 years old. I also have so many graduates who have benefited…
…candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi; former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso; and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, eventually pursuing separate political platforms and presidential ambitions. Framework The G-100 process is therefore ent…
…up a coroner inquest panel to investigate killings and violence at Ikire on August 24. Anambra State Police have arrested a 28-year-old suspected drug dealer and recovered cannabis, methamphetamine and other substances estimated at N5.8m. A machete-wielding man has attacked security guards at a cinema in Lekki, Lagos,…
The people of Anambra State on Saturday went to various polling units and centres to cast their votes to elect a new set of Mayors who will take charge of affairs in the 21 local government areas of the state. The exercise began at about 8:20am in most polling units and centres visited, though with […] The post Anambra…
…of the numbers, structures, regional calculations and electoral realities.” The former Anambra State governor had emerged third during the 2023 presidential election. Obi finished behind Atiku Abubakar, then of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the eventual winner, President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Con…
…reportedly lodged for about four months. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the 46-year-old Anambra State indigene confessed to participating in vehicle vandalism across Lagos for about 10 years. Chigozie said, “My name is Chigozie Uba. I am 46 years old and I am from Anambra State. I was arrested and brought here by policem…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspect, Emmanuel Mark, for alleged armed robbery and kidnapping. Mark was also alleged to be a member of a four-man syndicate operating around the Ifite Awka axis of Awka South Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued on Frida…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has arrested three suspects for alleged illegal mining of sharp sand at Obiaja River along the Nnobi-Ideani Junction, Uke Road in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during a media briefing late on Wednesday at the State Comma…
The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) says there will be no automatic victory for any chairmanship candidate in Saturday, August 29, 2026, local government elections, even where only one candidate is contesting a chairmanship seat. Addressing journalists on Wednesday at a pre-election briefing at…
…questioning his record on local government elections while he was governor of Anambra State. “It is a shame that Peter Obi, who did not care to conduct a local government election in Anambra State for the eight years he was governor, was also invited to the conference to express his political interest,” Lloyd said. The…
Peter Obi addressed the 13-month doctors' strike that took place in Anambra State while he served as governorThe strike, which ran from February 2011 to February 2012, raised serious questions about healthcare access in the stateObi made a striking observation about the strike's impact that has drawn fresh attention to…
…of mismanaging the savings from the proceeds of fuel susidy removal. The ex-governor of Anambra State spoke on Monday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while reacting to the debate over whether fuel subsidy should be restored as proposed by Atiku. Atiku, who campaigned for…