Messiah Edet, a blind student of Sociology Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, says his aim in life is to touch lives notwithstanding his perceived disabilities. Mr Edet made this known last Thursday at Uzondu Microfinance Bank, Arthur Eze Avenue, Awka in a chat with Fides. Fides gathered that despite his disabilities, Edet is […]
The Anambra State Community and Social Development Agency, ANCSDA, has called on Ndi Anambra to liaise with them in order to tackle poverty and enhance sustainable human development services in rural communities through social development projects. The General Manager/CEO of ANCSDA, Mr. Chudi Mojekwu, made this call on Thursday, 29th August 2019 during a Press […]
Following the recent trends in innovative, educative and inspiring ideas flowing into Anambra State, some young people recently organized a TEDx Event to bring people together, share TED-like experiences and other ideas. The TEDx event which was an initiative of TED licensees, Chinelo and Chizoba Obidigbo, held at Oma Event Centre, Awka, Saturday, October 5, […]
I then got a job as a Teacher I ran away from Enugu and followed somebody to Lagos. It was an Army officer I followed just at least to see Lagos for the first time in my life and to stay alone and work. My thoughts then were that my family can not fight […]
The month of July saw a lot of football activities involving primary schools in Aguluzigbo both mission and government at the Queen of All Hearts Parish field. This was engineered by the parish vicar of the parish, Rev Fr Ken Amakeze, who is also the manager of the parish-owned Holy Queen Secondary School. To Aguluzigbo […]
Indigenes of Ntoko community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have accused the factional monarch of Awka community, Igwe Austin Ndigwe, of land grabbing. Indigenes of the community, who took a protest to the Anambra State Government House on Monday, blocked the gate calling on the state governor, Willie Obiano, to wade […]
The Anambra State Government has procured a piece of land in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of the state for the construction of children’s prison. It was gathered that the institution would serve as a correctional home for persons in conflict with the law. This is coming barely a week after the National Human […]
Today is international Day of Remembrance of the victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic slave trade.This day is set aside to commemorate Africans who were part of the struggles and tragedy of the transatlantic slave venture over centuries ago. On March 25, the UN marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the […]
International Day of Forests, otherwise known as World Forestry Day is a United Nations environmental activity that is jointly championed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF). The overall objective of World Forestry Day is to increase public awareness on the significance, values and contributions of forest to […]
Nigeria has overtaken Egypt as the largest rice producer in Africa, Director-General,Africa Rice Center, Benin Republic, Dr Harold Roy-Macauley has said . Roy-Macauley, told The Nation that Nigeria is now the largest rice producer at 4 million tonnes a year. Egypt was producing 4.3 tonnes annually but production has reduction by almost 40 percent this […]