BY CHIKA OKEKE The Anambra State Government has directed the reopening of Onitsha Main Market on Monday, an order that signaled the end of sit-at-home. This followed the directive issued by the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo on Monday, January 26, 2026, ordering the immediate closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week over the traders’ continued compliance with IPOB's forced sit-at-home. Shortly after inspecting the market, the governor noted that the shutdown was a direct response to the failure of the market leadership to open on Mondays against the government’s directive. Soludo warned that if traders failed to open at the expiration of the one-week shutdown, the market would be closed for another week and subsequently for longer periods. The development heightened tension in the State on Tuesday, January 27, as traders staged a protest over the closure of Onitsha Main Market by the state government. News Rider reports that the trad...
News Rider is a media and news company that publishes well-researched and balanced reports on national and global events.