By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as a mild drama recently ensued in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as an elderly man, believed to be an Igbo red-cap chief, reportedly stormed an Access Bank branch and seized one of the bank’s signposts over alleged unlawful or unnecessary deductions from his account….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A lucky young man has testified of how he would have been a dead person on his 2025 birthday if not for God’s divine intervention that saved him from his captors. The birthday man shared the testimony while recounting his harrowing experience in the hands of suspected Fulani herdsmen who…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of ongoing security operations aimed at guaranteeing a peaceful atmosphere before, during, and after the forthcoming Anambra Governorship Election, security operatives have arrested seven suspected cultists alleged to be undergoing initiation ahead of election-related violence. According to a press release by the Anambra State Police Command Public Relations…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it is 99 percent ready for the November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship election, with assurances that there will be no delay in the arrival of electoral materials at polling units across the state. The INEC National Commissioner supervising Anambra and Chairman…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of efforts to strengthen democratic participation and ensure credible governorship election in Anambra State come November 8, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa), in collaboration with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room and with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Physical Planning Board (ASPPB) has dissociated itself from the ongoing demolition exercise reportedly taking place at Omalima Layout, Onitsha, describing it as unauthorized and unrelated to the activities of the Board. In a public notice signed by its Managing Director, Barrister Chike Maduekwe, and made available to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its peace-building and community engagement efforts ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election, with the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc mnips PhD, calling on religious leaders and societal influencers to champion messages of peace, patriotism, and lawful conduct across the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has issued a strong warning against the indiscriminate use of vehicles without number plates or with covered registration numbers across the state, as part of its ongoing security measures ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election. According to a press statement issued on Thursday…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In furtherance of the ongoing fight against crime in Anambra State, the Anambra Vigilante Security Operatives, popularly known as Agụnaechemba and Udo Ga-Achị, have apprehended a notorious native doctor allegedly responsible for preparing charms and fortifications for kidnappers and armed robbers operating within the state. The latest success, which further reinforces…
After his overwhelming victory as the 2025 NUJ Anambra State Man of the Year, Architect Okey Ezeobi, the GM/CEO, Anambra State Bureau of Public Procurement, hosted a team of journalists from the NUJ Anambra WatchDog Magazine of the NUJ Anambra State Council, led by Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD, NUJ Anambra State Chairman, for an…
