Anambra State

The battle for the soul of Anambra has assumed a new dimension ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with former governor and NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, seeking to retain his overwhelming support in his home state while his successor, Governor Chukwuma Soludo, mobilises support for President Bola Tinubu.

The document circulated as the 2014 “Anambra State Handover Report” is itself revealing. The financial section is expressly described as a summary of the full financial statement.

The argument for State Police is compelling: policing is, by its very nature, more effective when those charged with maintaining security understand the communities, people, terrain and peculiar security challenges within which they operate.

Three-storey student hostel, Elite Five Star Lodge, collapses in Oko, Anambra State, trapping an unknown number of students and other occupants beneath the rubble. Police, Fire Service, SEMA and other emergency agencies launch a full-scale rescue operation, with...

July 20, (THEWILL) — Politics is not just about winning elections. Building and preserving values-driven culture is the hallmark of purposeful politics. The zoning arrangement advanced by the Peter Obi Administration appears to be one of the most...

June 20 (THEWILL) — The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has appointed Anambra lawmaker, Afam Victor Ogene, as its new spokesperson, tasking him with leading communications for opposition lawmakers and articulating the caucus’ positions on critical national...

February 14, (THEWILL) — Anambra State has recorded an HIV prevalence rate of 2.4 percent, the highest in Nigeria’s South-East zone, prompting renewed calls for responsible sexual behaviour and increased condom use by public health stakeholders. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation...

January 26, (THEWILL) — Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, on Monday, ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week after traders failed to comply with the state government’s directive to disregard the Monday sit-at-home order. The governor...

January 14, (THEWILL) — I recently came across a video showing dozens of young women seated on the bare floor of a gimcrack building. They were being interrogated by an unidentified individual who named the location as the "MorningStar...

November 16, (THEWILL) — The November 8, 2025 Anambra Governorship Election had all the condemnable characteristics of past elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, in recent times. Vote –buying, missing result sheets, presence of phones in polling...