HURRICANE NEWS.

  Police in Anambra recovers three more bodies of boat mishap victims. NKIRU NWAGBO Marine Police of Anambra State Command has recovered bodies of the three remaining victims of the unfortunate boat accident involving a movie cast. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga noted that two of the bodies were recovered on 11th April, 2024 while the last was washed in by the tide yesterday's morning . Ikenga said that all the bodies have been deposited in hospital mortuary in Asaba while the President of the Guild of Actors and Actresses has been notified of the recovery. Furthermore, he said although the accident happened within the jurisdiction of Anambra State Command, insisting that issues relating to release of bodies of the accident victims for a decent burial  are to be handled by Delta State Police Command. "The Commissioner of Police CP Aderemi Adeoye commiserate with family, friends and fans of the actors who ...

CP Adeoye Consoles Families of Boat Mishap and AGN By Nkiru Nwagbo. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of actors who lost their lives as a result of a Boat Accident which occured on the River Niger in the afternoon  of Wednesday,  10th April, 2024.  The boat, one of two that conveyed the crew to a film location in Anambra West LGA of Anambra  State, was returning to Asaba, where it took off from when the accident happened.  On being notified of the capsize, Anambra Command Marine Police deployed for rescue operations and successfully rescued six actors and one actress from the water.  Two others who were unconscious  were also pulled out with the aid of fishermen and conveyed to the Delta  State Command Marine Police Jetty where other members of the crew who travelled in the first boat were waiting and handed over to the President of the Actors Guild for conveyance...

  EID-EL-FITR:Anambra Speaker calls for religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence. By Nkiru Nwagbo. Awka . The Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly,Rt.Hon.Somtochukwu Udeze has enjoined Muslims to always promote values of universal justice, peace, mutual understanding and love in their religious obligations. In his Goodwill Message to Muslim Faithful in Nigeria on behalf of the State Legislature,Rt.Hon.Udeze noted that as Ramadan symbolizes holiness, dedication to worship and charity work, Muslims should stick to the essence of the Feast by exhibiting those virtues that will further unite the people and uplift the Nation at all times. The Speaker who called for tolerance among different religious bodies in the country,urged Muslims to strive to maintain peaceful coexistence and harmonious relationship with their Christian brothers in the interest of peace and progress of the country. He described Muslim faithful in Anambra State as being lucky to operate under Governor Chukwu...

  Anambra 2025: We Will Work Against You, Former Appointees To Soludo. Former Political Appointees of Anambra State, a conglomerate of all the political appointees who served under the former governor Willie Obiano from 2014 to 2022 , yesterday , threatened to abandon the incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo and his All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) to work for another political party in 2025 gubernatorial poll if he fails to pay their severance allowances within this month. The appointees, who included former commissioners, Special Advisers (SPAD), Senior Special Assistants (SSAs), Special Assistants (SA) and Executive Assistants (EA), said the ultimatum became necessary since the governor was yet to respond positively to their requests which had even been made available to him personally and through different stakeholders. In a resolution by the appointees  at the end of a town-hall meeting held at Awka, the Anambra State capital, where several members took turn to expres...