By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a major clampdown on illicit drug activities and other crimes, the Anambra State Police Command has dismantled a drug trafficking network in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area, leading to the arrest of six suspects, including a female drug dealer, and the recovery of a significant quantity of dried…
A heavy advertising billboard at the popular Aba Salad Market junction fell on Wednesday, killing one person and leaving eight other hospitalized with various degrees of injuries. EkweAnaedo gathered that the deceased, the billboard when he was taking shelter inside a parked tricycle during the rain, killed instantly Mr Destiny Uguru, an indigene of…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reopened the Onitsha Headbridge drug market, under strict regulatory conditions as part of its intensified efforts to sanitise Nigeria’s open drug markets and protect public health. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye,…
Uche Kingsley, a self-proclaimed devout Christian, has been arrested by the police in connection with a notorious native doctor and alleged ritualist in Enugu, Obi Obieze. Obieze, who also goes by several aliases including Obu Onyeka, “Ezeani,” and “E-Dey-Play-E-Dey-Show,” He is known for his flamboyant lifestyle and is currently under investigation for multiple…
Anambra State has been ranked among Nigeria’s top three states in the 2025 e-Governance Report, published by the Panorama CIAPS Governance Performance Index (CGPI). The report, a joint initiative between Nigerian Panorama and the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced Professional Studies (CIAPS), places Anambra alongside Lagos and Enugu as leading states in the adoption…
Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, was marked by silence and empty streets on Friday as residents observed the sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) in remembrance of fallen Biafra heroes. The city’s roads were largely deserted, with only sporadic sightings of tricycles and a handful of vehicles moving around. Shops…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In yet another bold stride in its relentless war against criminality in Anambra State, the Police Command has apprehended a member of a notorious armed robbery and motorcycle-snatching syndicate terrorizing parts of Nnewi, leading to the recovery of a stolen motorcycle and a dangerous weapon. The arrest was carried out…
There is ongoing tension in Akwa Ibom state as Jane Edidiong Ufot, the daughter of Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, posted a video on social media accusing him of sacrificing his deceased wife (her mother). Patience Oluwakemi Umo Eno died in September 2024 over an undisclosed illness. Mrs Ufot, appointed as a senior special adviser…
Residents of Owerri, the Imo State capital city, have revealed that fear is the major reasons why they observed the May 30, Biafra Day sit-at-home order irrespective of police assurance of adequate security. Some residents who were seen sitting within their compounds explained that the major reason is the fear of the unknown gunmen who…
Tragedy struck on Wednesday, May 29, 2025, when five young men drowned in the Aza River while traveling to a wake-keeping ceremony in Umunkanma Village, Ugwunagbo Local Government Area. The victims, who were reportedly crossing the river by canoe from Epomiri Village, Ovom Ama Asaa in Obingwa LGA, lost their lives in the accident that…
