Sylvia’s Story: From Proofreader to Publisher By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige | https://.www.sylviangige.com  [Awka, July 2026] AWKA— “Sylvia, nza mara gi tata. You will talk to us about your career as a journalist at our July Congress,” NUJ Anambra State Council Chairman, Dr. Emeka Odogwu, told me on the phone two days ago. I laughed. What, I wondered, was so special about …

Building a Stronger Family and Marriage in Nigeria Today By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige | https:///.sylviangige.com  [Awka, June 2026] Last Sunday, I sat with Mama Ifeoma under her mango tree. Her three sons were home. No generator. No phones. Just family. She told me, _“Sylvia, we are no longer just building houses. We are trying to keep our families from breaking apart.”_ …

By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige | http://Sylviangige.com AWKA, Anambra State  Friday, June 26, 2026  The Ifite-Awka area, a hub for students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, came under scrutiny on Friday as a Joint Tripartite Committee on Ifite-Awka Regeneration carried out a detailed inspection of hostels and infrastructure.  Led by the Managing Director of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, ACTDA, Dr. Ossy …

By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige | http://Sylviangige.com_ I ‘ve sat with women who flinch at loud voices. I’ve spoken to men who said “I didn’t know calling her names was abuse too.” I’ve held the hands of children who thought bruises were normal.The silence behind closed doors concerning domestic violence in Nigeria is rising everyday. If there is one truth I’ve learned …

Report: By Chukwuka Ugokwe,  Edited with analysis: By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige |  sylviangige.com Where women’s power meets real life. June 22, 2026 The Association for the Eradication of Tuberculosis, TB Network Anambra State, is calling on government to extend the National/State Health Insurance program to vulnerable citizens, especially the poor. Speaking at the group’s Quarterly Integrated CLM State Press Briefing in …

AWKA — The Anambra State House of Assembly has lost patience. And rightly so. The Stance of Anambra Lawmakers On Chiziterem’s Abuse is not to be disputed! Lawmakers on Thursday June 18, 2026 demanded the immediate prosecution of Mrs. Chioma Chukwunyere and the arrest of her husband over what they called the “gruesome abuse” of 10-year-old Chiziterem. The case has …

AWKA — If Awka must become the “safer, smarter capital” Governor Soludo promised, then talk is not enough. Action plans must be tested, gaps must be named, and everyone holding the blueprint must sit at one table. To achieve this the ACCIONA team in Anambra State with the State government held a stakeholders Workshop on AfDB Cities Programme to align …

The Anambra State Capital Territory Development Agency, ACTDA, has demolished a distressed building in Awka. This building was waiting to become another headline of tragedy. According to ACTDA, the building was already “begging for collapse” — with big cracks on the walls, sagging slabs, and weak columns that could have buried people alive. But the agency didn’t wait for disaster. …

A delegation from ACCIONA Consulting, the Spanish firm appointed by the African Development Bank, was in Awka for the commencement of technical assessments under the AfDB Africa Cities Programme in Anambra State. Speaking during a meeting with the Awka Capital Development Authority (ACTDA) in Awka, the leader of the team, Eliza Maceratini, ACCIONA’s Urban Planner and Deputy Project Leader, said …

If you live in Awka, your nights just got a new routine. The Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, ACTDA, on Thursday, June 11, 2026 has officially launched mandatory, evening enforcement patrols across the capital, and the message is clear: environmental lawlessness will no longer be tolerated, day or night. The first operation kicked off on Thursday evening and moved through …