Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) Nigeria

The Senator Representing Anambra Central at the red chamber, Senator Victor Umeh has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release and pardon Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, as a genuine step towards demonstrating to the Igbo people that Nigeria is one and united.

Worried by the rising number of fatalities and human disappearances, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has moved to rally partners toward providing a coordinated and compassionate response plan to halt the trend.

India’s Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, has said that missile strikes against Pakistan were a “carefully planned” operation that exercised New Delhi’s “right to respond”. India’s military said the strikes destroyed “nine terrorist camps” belonging to those it blames for an attack last month in Indian-administered Kashmir; which killed twenty-six people. Pakistan however said twenty-one civilians were killed in the strikes, with five more deaths reported in cross-border gunfire that followed.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Anambra State Command has deployed over 1,531 operatives to provide security and surveillance around critical national, state and local government assets and infrastructure ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s scheduled visit to Anambra State on Thursday May, 8, 2025.

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, visits Anambra State tomorrow, his presence marks a milestone in federal-state cooperation and signals a significant boost to infrastructural and economic development in Nigeria’s Southeast. The visit, centered on commissioning key projects executed by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, underscores the spirit of collaboration between both tiers of government and reflects a shared commitment to the region’s progress.

Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Dr Ikioye Orutugu has said that support from Ndi Anambra, officers under his command, other security agencies, including the state-owned Agunechemba, and the media made it possible for the successes in securing the state in the last three months, noting that Anambra is an example of a state where community policing and engagement have yielded successes.

Tomorrow, Thursday, May eight, through Sunday, May eleven, history will be made in the ancient city of Nri Kingdom, as the Nri Anglican Community hosts the Third Session of the Thirteenth Synod of the Diocese of Awka, with the theme; Repositioning the Church for the Future: A Focus on The Children’s Ministry. A Synod brings together the House of Bishop, the House of Clergy, and the House of Laity to pray, plan, and make decisions that will shape the direction of the Church for years to come.

Farmers in Anambra State have called on government at all levels to provide them with robust support this farming season as a solution to the ongoing food scarcity ravaging Nigeria.

Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Dr Ikioye Orutugu, has called on stakeholders and community leaders of Idemili North to assist the command with information to unravel the perpetrators of the suspected murder of a pregnant lady found hanging on a cashew tree along Uke. – Ideani road.

The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Somtochukwu Udeze, has underscored the importance of visionary legislation in building a prosperous and secure state. According to the Speaker, a strong legislation builds a strong state, stressing that without effective knowledge and visionary structure, development becomes a mirage.