Onitsha in a sentence

These pieces of information can be verified from Agbalanze Onitsha Directory and various yearly calendars at Ime-Obi Ezechima situated at Awka Road, Onitsha” he said.

Achebe made the commendation in Onitsha on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of 69 youths of Onitsha origin, who were trained in various vocations under his Ime-Obi Entrepreneurship Development programme and sponsored by Ford Foundation.

The two prominent sons of the state made the call on Wednesday in Onitsha, during the inauguration of Chris Ukachukwu as the 13th President of the Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture.

A female traveler was on Wednesday, crushed to death by a tipper on the Nteje-Onitsha Expressway in Anambra State after falling off a moving vehicle.

Also on Thursday, operatives of the agency intercepted a consignment of cocaine weighing 2.2kg on the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway.

Datti, who spoke during a courtesy visit to the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe contended that for Buhari to have shifted grounds twice shows that he is not firm, and may still make another shift when the new deadline elapses.

In Anambra State, voters in many polling units in Onitsha and Nkpor cities also lamented the delay in the arrival of materials.

Ofili was arrested over the interception of his consignment containing 106,800 pills of tramadol sent to him from Onitsha, Anambra state, along Okene-Lokoja highway.

On Tuesday, a fire gutted a warehouse in a three-storey building at No. 64 Venn Road in Onitsha, Anambra.

Personally, I look forward to driving on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway, to re-ignite my passion for road trips, and seeing the vibrant beauty that is Nigeria.

The event was attended by prominent traditional rulers including the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Eze Ilomuanya and Imo State Chairman of Traditional rulers, Eze Emmanuel Okeke.

The movement said this in a statement signed by its Convener, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, and the Secretary, Prof. Justus Chidi, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Onitsha.

The week started with a fatal crash on Sunday in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the State where a driver was reportedly trapped to death, with four others injured along Onitsha-Nteje-Awka expressway.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Service, Mr Martin Agbili, on Wednesday in Onitsha.

To worsen the situation, none of the ATMs in Onitsha and Nnewi was dispensing cash as desperate customers went from one ATM point to another in disappointment.

We also believe this would allow Lekki Port to play a role in cargo uptake using Eastern ports of Calabar, Onitsha, and Warri,” he added.

Briefing newsmen at the end of the inspection, Umahi said, “The Enugu-Onitsha, Enugu-Port Harcourt and Enugu to Abakaliki roads are three very key projects that are dear to the people of South East.

C. Madukife, an Assistant Director in Anambra state Ministry of Justice,, the accused persons had on November 15, 2021, at Ogwuaniocha in Onitsha Judicial Division, conspired among themselves to commit felony to wit: Arson, kidnapand murder.

He disclosed that the lucky boy, identified as Chibuike Damian Onyebuchi, who hails from Ihiala in Anambra State, was reportedly abducted in Onitsha by unidentified persons who also took him to an unknown place, from where he luckily escaped.

In a homily inside the correctional centre, the Archbishop of Onitsha Catholic Archdiocese, Valerie Okeke, thanked Obi for being one of the charity pillars for the centre.