# The management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State, said it has mapped out plan to commence distance leaning programme.
The University Vice Chancellor, Prof Kate Omenugha, announced this during a press conference, held at the Varsity’s Conference, to commence her 16th Convocation ceremony scheduled to last for four days.
Omenugha said the programme which is part of the 3-Vs (Value, Visibility and Viability), of her administration will further project the University to be the best among 1000 public Universities in the World.
# Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has sacked the Governing Council of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, which he appointed in June 2024, replacing them with a new team.
Those who were sacked are Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) who served as the Pro-Chancellor of the university; and Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, the current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and widow of the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. She served as a council member.
Other members of the sacked council were Ifeoma Ekwueme, Christopher Ndubuisi, and Igwe Oranu Chidume.
In his new team, Soludo retained the monarch, Igwe Chidume, while appointing Prof. Peter Azikiwe Onwualu, a professor of Agricultural Engineering, as the new Chairman/Pro-Chancellor of the Governing Council of the university.
# The Commissioner in charge of Information and Publicity in Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Chief Anthony Chinedu, said that the Commission is getting all logistics ready for conduct of the August 29th local government elections in the state.
The Commissioner, who was speaking with journalists in his office in Awka, confirmed that so far, they are arranging the non-sensitive materials and at the same time, booking up the sensitive materials for peaceful conduct of the elections, assuring the people that Governor Soludo has no intention to influence nor manipulate the election. He maintained that Anambra elections had been always good, pledging that they will conduct free, fair and credible elections for Ndi-Anambra as usual.
He advised eligible voters in the state to exercise their franchise by voting for whoever they believe will give them what they want, instead of looking for who to blame for one reason or the other.
# The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Anambra State Office II, Nnewi, has presented Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificates to 29 companies, covering 105 product brands that met the requirements of the Nigerian Industrial Standards.
Representing the Chief Executive, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, the Director of Anambra Regional Operations, Mr. Gabriel Chinedu Agafie, said standards remain essential for sustainable industrial growth and economic development.
Agafie noted that adherence to standards ensures product quality, safety, and reliability, while also strengthening consumer confidence and improving market competitiveness.
He explained that the MANCAP scheme ensures locally manufactured products comply with the Nigerian Industrial Standards before entering the market, adding that the initiative helps protect consumers, promote fair competition, and support the growth of the manufacturing sector.
# A political group under the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Anambra Patriots (APS) has endorsed two of its members to contest House of Assembly positions ahead of 2027 general elections.
The aspirants are Obiora Okafor, a Petroleum Engineer, for Awka South 1 State Constituency and Onyedika Egbutu, a Community Pharmacist, Awka South 2 State Constituency respectively.
APS made its position known during a meeting with the aspirants at its Secretariat, Awka.
The Group’s Chairman, Chief Ejiamatu Enekewchi, told the gathering that the decision was anchored on its unwavering commitment to raising credible, competent persons with integrity into leadership positions.
Enekewchi explained that the endorsement followed assessment of the candidates track records, capacity to legislate on developmental realities in the two state constituencies.
# The State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, Maku Olatunde, has reaffirmed the commitment of the NSCDC to work closely with the Judiciary to rid Anambra State of all forms of crime and criminality.
Commandant Maku stated this when he paid a working visit to the newly appointed Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Anambra State, Barr. Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN, in his office.
According to Maku, the NSCDC needs the Judiciary’s cooperation to promote security and justice in Anambra State, given its role as the lead agency in the protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, in addition to regulating Private Security Outfit operations.
Commandant Maku, while enumerating some of his modest achievements in the state in line with the NSCDC’s core mandates, assured the state’s Chief Law Officer of the Corps’ disposition to working with all stakeholders, including the legal system, in ensuring the protection of citizens, upholding the rule of law, and combating crime and criminal activities within the state.
Responding, Barr. Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN, the Anambra State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, commended the NSCDC’s role in advancing the rule of law, promising to support the Corps in discharging its core mandates to safeguard the lives and property of all Anambra residents.
# The Eze odinani of Awka Kingdom, Obu Dr. Chukwuezugo Austin Ndigwe, MON, JP, EzeUzu III, has announced the dates for the 2026 Egwu Imoka Cultural Festival following the consultation by the Imo Awka Chief Priest.
The announcement highlights: Umuokpu Day on the 18th, Opueke Day on the 22nd
Egwu Imoka Day on the 23rd of May 2026
These dates form part of the sacred timeline of the age-long Imo Awka festival, a vibrant celebration that honours Imoka, the guardian goddess of Awka people, while reinforcing unity, cultural heritage, and spiritual renewal across the 33 villages of the ancient kingdom.
In a statement issued by Obu Austin Ndigwe, the Eze Odinani of Awka Kingdom, he described the dates released by the Chief Priest of Imo Awka shrine as a positive step that upholds the sanctity and continuity of Awka’s rich traditions.
# Concerned citizens of Awka, Anambra State, have petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, raising alarm over what they described as alleged arbitrary arrests and police interference in a decades-long land dispute involving Chief Kenneth Afamefuna Ezekwesili of Umuike village, Awka.
In the petition, signed by Ezebunamadu on behalf of the group and addressed to the IGP in Abuja, the residents urged the police leadership to urgently investigate what they termed “abuse of police powers” in relation to the dispute over Obuagu land, also known as “Egbeana-Obibia Land.”
The group maintained that the matter has already been decided at the High Court in Awka and the Court of Appeal in Enugu, with judgments said to favour Obuagu Awka, while the case is currently pending before the Supreme Court.
Despite these judicial outcomes, the petition alleged continued police involvement in the matter, particularly by an officer identified as Monday Umunna of the Anambra State Criminal Investigation Department, allegedly acting under the instruction of a Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Chief Ezekwesili was quoted in the petition as claiming that he was arrested in February 2026 while accessing the land under what he described as court-authorised entry.
